The Ancient Way of Life

~ Mirror and cover.

Culture: Egyptian

Place of origin: Middle Egypt, Hawara, excavated by Petrie

Period: Roman Period

Date: A.D. 2nd century

~ Key.

Culture: Greek

Period: Late Archaic or Early Classical Period

Date: 5th century B.C.

Medium: Bronze

~ Fork.

Culture: Roman

Medium: Bronze

~ Game board/Game of Senet. Date: ca. 1550  — 1295 B.C. Period: 18th Dynasty Medium: Wood

~ Etruscan Tripod. Place of origin: Etruria, Vulci Date: Second half of the 6th century B.C. Medium : Bronze

~ Glass spoon. Period: Imperial Date: A.D. 1st–3rd century Culture: Roman Medium: Glass; blown and tooled.

~ Spoon or ladle. Period: Early Cypriot II-III Date: 2000 B.C. Medium: Clay

~ Lamp. Culture: Roman Date: A.D. 1st century Medium: Bronze

~ Bronze mirror case with Aphrodite and Pan. Date: 380-370 B.C. Place of origin: Corinth Period: Classical Greek Medium: bronze

~ Silver spoon and fork. Period: Imperial Date: ca. A.D. 3rd century Culture: Roman Medium: silver

~ One-ounce weight with inlaid cross and inscriptions naming Saint Theodoros and invoking the “Grace of God”. Date: A.D. 5th – 6th century Medium: Bronze with silver inlay

~ Steelyard and weight. Culture/Period: Byzantine, Early Byzantine Period Date: A.D. 5th–6th century

~ Roman “Swiss Army Knife”. Place of origin: Date: ca. A.D. 201 — 300 Period: Roman

From the source: As well as a knife, spoon, and fork, this implement provides a spike, spatula and small pick. The spike might have helped in extracting the meat from snails, and the spatula in poking sauce out of narrow-necked bottles: the pick could have served as a tooth-pick. While many less elaborate folding knives survive in bronze, this one’s complexity and the fact that it is made of silver suggest it is a luxury item, perhaps a useful gadget for a wealthy traveller.

~Lion mask door pull. Date: ca. 1425–50 Geography: Made in Nuremberg, Germany Culture: German Medium: Copper alloy

~Rotary Key with Horse-Head Handle. Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: 2nd century Medium: Bronze; Handle with iron shaft and bit