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Archaeologists rarely find furniture in ancient houses because it was made of perishable materials like wood, reeds, and cloth. This broken clay model bed from Kish (c.1800 BC) gives us an idea of the frame and woven reed mattress. [1927.3290]
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Updated on 2004-04-03 · Copyright © The Ashmolean Museum, 2004.