A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 129
m of shells. Some remains of ancient walnuts, grain, and fragments of Fig. 122.—Bronze Lantern(No. 318). 1 : 4. HOUSE AND FURNITURE. 117 calcined bread from Pompeii, and a black cup from Rhodes,containing eggs, are shown in the middle shelf of Case 35. The process of bread-making is illustrated by… … Pig. 124.—Fish-plate (No. 325). Diam. 8| in. workmanship, shows a bearded man engaged in a like occupation.A third (No. 329) shows a woman kneading in front of the oven.A small terracotta model of an oven shows two cakes baking(No. 330). In antiquity knives and forks were little used at table,…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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