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Inside, rooms were decorated with bright tapestries, beautiful furniture inlaid with ivory, gold and silver, and decorated vessels, which were used for storing water, oil, wine and perfume. The
was where women relaxed, wove tapestries and looked after their children.
Dinner parties, known as
, were held in
the , a pretty room
with a floor, and only men were allowed to take part. They lay on couches as they ate food such as bread, vegetables, cheese, fish, honey cake, figs and meat. After eating, guests would have a debate or tell each other riddles.
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• Someone having a bath
• Tom
• A cheeky pet monkey
• A girl playing with her doll
• A cook carrying a big platter of fish • Digby the cat
• A horse eating its lunch