Bronze for the sculpture was sourced from Cyprus and eastern Turkey.

Evidence

At first sight it is a surprise that it’s made of bronze at all, since neither copper nor tin – both of which are needed to make bronze – are found on Crete. Both came from much further afield, with the copper coming from Cyprus – the very name of which means the ‘copper island’ – or from the eastern Mediterranean coast. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 321

Categorization

• XREF: This highlights the trade routes and resource dependencies of ancient cultures.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 321