Copper 'Oxhide' Ingot, Uluburun Shipwreck

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Mark Cartwright
by Martin Bahman
published on 11 September 2017
Copper 'Oxhide' Ingot, Uluburun Shipwreck Download Full Size Image

A copper "oxhide" ingot from the Bronze Age Uluburun shipwreck, 1330-1300 BCE. The ship sank off the coast of Lycia and contained, amongst other cargo, ten tons of copper ingots. (Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Turkey)

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Bahman, M. (2017, September 11). Copper 'Oxhide' Ingot, Uluburun Shipwreck. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7262/copper-oxhide-ingot-uluburun-shipwreck/

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Bahman, Martin. "Copper 'Oxhide' Ingot, Uluburun Shipwreck." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 11, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7262/copper-oxhide-ingot-uluburun-shipwreck/.

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Bahman, Martin. "Copper 'Oxhide' Ingot, Uluburun Shipwreck." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Sep 2017. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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