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Eternal Egypt: Mortar and Pestle
A kitchen utensil used to grind or mash hard food, such as pepper or chickpeas, and other types of foodstuff. It consists of two separate parts; the mortar, a cup-shaped receptacle and the pestle, a club-like instrument for pounding the...
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Eternal Egypt: Stirrer, a Kitchen Tool
A stirrer that consists of a square stick and 12 pegs on just three sides, the fourth face has none. Stirrers were used to grind seeds or to mix pastry for the cakes that were cooked for the king, as shown on the walls of the tomb of...
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Eternal Egypt: Oven of Ramesses the Second
A bronze brazier, belonging to Ramesses the Second was taken to Tanis as a sacred artifact and as a token of veneration and respect for that great king.