Egyptian life (Room 61)
2500 BC - 7th century AD
Closed from January until November 2008
Much of our understanding of ancient Egyptian culture relates to
magnificent royal tombs and temples, but the lives of ordinary
people are often less well documented.
Room 61 uses the Museum collection to provide an insight into
life in ancient Egypt, with artefacts demonstrating attitudes
towards domesticity, the land, recreation and religion. The use of
hieroglyphs and other scripts is explained, while items of
furniture and jewellery provide what little evidence we have of
everyday life at this time.
Image captions (clockwise from top
left):
Bronze figure of a seated
cat after 600 BC. Currently on display in
Room 3
Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen
2040-1750 BC
The Dream Book 19th Dynasty, around 1275
BC
Arched wooden harp 1550-1069 BC