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lingotes de piel de toro o chipriotas

English translation: Ox-hide ingot


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Spanish term or phrase:Lingotes de piel de toro o chipriotas
English translation:Ox-hide ingot
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17:24 Sep 11, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology
Spanish term or phrase: lingotes de piel de toro o chipriotas
Isn't an ingot by definition a bar of metal? I have tried creative googling variations and am still not quite sure what this may mean...
Once again, ancient trade routes on the Iberian Peninsula and how these items help date or place origins... Thanks, Mary
Mary Bauer
Local time: 20:05
ox-hide ingot
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Before XVIII b.c. bronze and copper ingots had an extended ox-hide appearance as the melt was poured on an even floor. Some ox-hide ingots are still to be found.
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ox-hide ingot


Explanation:
Before XVIII b.c. bronze and copper ingots had an extended ox-hide appearance as the melt was poured on an even floor. Some ox-hide ingots are still to be found.

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