Daily life in ancient times

The CCCRH collection includes many items that offer insights into everyday life in the ancient world:

• amulets
• bottles
• bowls
• fibulae
• inkwells & writing instruments
• jewelry
• keys
• lamps
• nails
• needles

Two recent additions include a bronze Roman needle, shown above, and a glass bead with inset gemstones from Ptolemaic Egypt (shown below).

This subset of our collection can be viewed online.