▁the ▁M ino an ▁Bull - le aper . ▁This ▁last ▁was ▁perhaps ▁a ▁weight ; ▁there ▁are ▁smaller ▁My c ena e an ▁weights ▁in ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁animals , ▁filled ▁with ▁lead , ▁from ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Cy pr us . ▁Among ▁the ▁latest ▁My c ena e an ▁bron zes ▁found ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁are ▁several ▁tri pod - stand s ▁of ▁simple ▁open work ▁construction , ▁a ▁type ▁that ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁found ▁with ▁trans itional ▁material ▁in ▁Cre te ▁and ▁in ▁Early ▁Iron ▁Age ▁( Ge ometric ) ▁context s ▁on ▁the ▁Greek ▁main land . ▁Some ▁more ▁elaborate ▁pieces , ▁cast ▁in ▁designs ▁of ▁ships ▁and ▁men ▁and ▁animals , ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁bron zes ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁I da e an ▁cave ▁in ▁Cre te , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁A si atic ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁or ▁ 8 th ▁centuries ▁BC . ▁The ▁open work ▁tri pod s ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁origin . ▁They ▁are ▁probably ▁not ▁Greek . ▁ ▁H ellen ic ▁and ▁Italian ▁ ▁Ge ometric ▁Period ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Dark ▁A ges ▁of ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁bronze ▁to ▁iron , ▁the ▁decor ative ▁arts ▁stood ▁almost ▁still ▁but ▁industrial ▁metal work ▁was ▁freely ▁produced . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁remains ▁of ▁Ge ometric ▁bronze ▁vessels , ▁but ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁M ino an ▁material , ▁metal ▁forms ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁their ▁pot tery ▁derivatives . ▁Some ▁v ase - sh