Fig. 13.—Model of an Egyptian house; Louvre.

Figs. 14-17.—Plans of houses; from Wilkinson, vol. i. p. 345.

"Egyptian houses were built of crude bricks made of loam mixed with chopped straw. These bricks were usually a foot long and six inches wide. The ceilings of the larger rooms were of indigenous or foreign wood; the smaller rooms were often vaulted.

Fig. 18.—Piece of furniture in the form of a house; Louvre.

Fig. 19.—House from a Theban wall painting; from Wilkinson, i. p. 361.