In ancient Egypt, common storage items included which?

• A. rush
• B. Sella Curullis
• C. chests and baskets
• D. Sphinx

Answer: (C)

Storage in ancient Egypt relied on practical containers made from readily available materials. Chests, often wooden, provided secure space for clothing, textiles, tools, jewelry, and writing tablets, with lids and sometimes decorative details that reflect their domestic use as standard storage furniture. Baskets woven from reeds or rushes offered flexible, affordable storage for grain, dried fruit, bread, textiles, and smaller items, and they were common in homes and workshops. These forms appear frequently in scenes and burials as everyday containers, showing how Egyptians organized goods. The other options aren’t storage containers: rush is a material used in weaving; Sella Curullis isn’t a known ancient Egyptian item; the Sphinx is a monumental statue, not a container. Thus, chests and baskets are the typical storage items.