Middle and Late Bronze Age Metal Tools from the Aegean, Eastern ...

cauldron fragments), 1 ingot fragment, 1 casting, 23 other
various metal fragments including
Bibliography Courtois 1982, 167ff; Courtois 1984, 39ff, fig. 13:1-2, 8-13;
Matthäus and Schumacher-Matthäus 1986, 175
Context and date of Enkomi Quarter 6W, Point 1458; found in 1966 during the
discovery
French excavations
Likelihood of hoard Definite
Traditional interpretation Founder’s hoard
67. Cyprus: Enkomi Point 783 hoard: LC IIIA
Nicosia, Cyprus Museum (inv. Enk. 1962, 121 A-G)
Total objects in hoard 7+
Tool count and frequency 0
Other objects 1 dagger, 1 tripod leg, 3 ingot fragments, 1 rectangular
bronze section, 1 undetermined bronze fragment
Bibliography Courtois 1982, 167; Courtois 1984, 37-38, fig. 12.2-4, 8, 10.
Context and date of Quarter 3W, point 783; found in 1962
discovery
Likelihood of hoard Definite
Traditional interpretation Founder’s hoard
68. Cyprus: Kition Foundation deposit (Larnaca): LC IIA
Larnaca Museum (inv. Number 3675-77)
Total objects in hoard 3
Tool count and frequency 2 (66.7%)
Carpentry/masonry tools 0
Other objects 2 T-shaped plowshare castings, 1 bronze conical peg
Bibliography Karageorghis 1985, 109, plate 88.4,6; Matthäus and
Schumacher-Matthäus 1986, 176
Context and date of Hoard found below floor III and above floor IIIa of Temple
discovery
4, room 38; found in 1974-75
Likelihood of hoard Definite
Traditional interpretation Foundation deposit
69. Cyprus: Enkomi ingot hoard: 12 th century BC?
Nicosia, Cyprus Museum (1939/VI-20/4); Los Angeles
Total objects in hoard 2+
Tool count and frequency 0
Other objects 2 complete oxhide ingots
Bibliography Schaeffer 1952, 27; Catling 1964, 268, 282; Matthäus and
Context and date of
discovery
Schumacher-Matthäus 1986, 174
Reportedly from a metal working area in the northwestern
part of the site. 23 Found before 1945.
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Matthäus and Schumacher-Matthäus (1986, 144, figure 3) place the ingot hoard in quarter 6W, but they
admit it is a hypothetical location.
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