An image of "Still-Life of Kitchen Utensils", created by Cornelis Jacobsz Delffz (Oil on panel, 66 x 100 cm).

Bill Nye explains why the moon appears smaller when it is higher in the sky, and he presents a Home Demo experiment that proves its an illusion. The experiment requires a bright moon on a clear night, a stiff piece of cardboard, and a...

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...

Provides information about the foods eaten by settlers in New Amsterdam and how they prepared it. Describes the different utensils and dishes that were used for cooking and for food consumption.

An interesting look at food, cooking, and cooking utensils in ancient Egypt. Take the opportunity to see pictures of banquets from tombs, and read quotes from ancient Egyptian records.

The Alur speak DhuAlur, a Western Nilotic language of the Lwo Group. They live in northwestern Uganda and in the neighboring parts of northeastern Zaire. Some two-fifths of the Alur live in Uganda and three-fifths in Zaire. The family is...

The WebMuseum gives you brief biographical information of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin and reproductions of Chardin's work, including "Back From the Market." There is also a link to de Hooch, an artistic influence of Chardin's.

Explores what one would find in a Roman kitchen, how the Romans cooked their food and what equipment a Roman kitchen would have.

A household utensil long used in Egypt, this knife is made of iron. Its handle and blade have gilded oval-shaped decorations with interwoven and distorted black floral designs.

A hammer, a mallet. In the hands of the farmer the mallet of wood served to break down the clods and to pulverize them. The butcher used it in slaying cattle, by striking the head, and we often read of it as used by the smith upon the...

Wooden pestle, from the tomb of Kha.

Wooden pestle, from the tomb of Kha.

Wooden pestle, from the tomb of Kha.

A Qur'an stand made of wood and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The stand consists of the support for the Qur'an and a base. The main decoration on both sides of the support starts at the edges with indented designs of geometrical and...

Wooden pestle, from the tomb of Kha.

This basin of Qaitbay has many straight sides with a flat bottom and a rather wide rim.

Bronze leaf-shaped spatula, from the tomb of Kha.

The sword of King Tutankhamun is a single piece of bronze divided into three parts. The first part is the hilt, which is black. The second and third parts form the blade. It is considered to be ceremonial in purpose.

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...

A cylindrical device made of massive stone, which dates back to the Hellenistic period. This pestle has rounded edges and was used with a mortar to grind corn or other hard food. Wheat and corn were ground in this way to make flour.

The glove of King Tutankhamun is the same as a modern glove, in the shape of the hand and have five fingers. Most probably, gloves in ancient Egypt were not used to keep the hands warm, but were worn for horse riding, so were made of...

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.

The rectangular copper inkwell is decorated with scriptures in both Kufic and Naskh calligraphy, (ornamental styles of writing). The inkwell is also decorated with plant, birds and animal ornamentation.

The sistrum or rattle was played to please the goddess Hathor. It is formed of three main parts.