Show ancient egyptian bread in the metropolitan museum of art in new york city there is a basket asket containing the oldest bread in in the world this basket of bread was discovered in the tomb of an egyptian woman by the name of ramose ra mose and her husband hat nufer who lived about years ago this ancient bread is well preserved today one loaf has a hard glossy crust another seems to be a kind of fruitcake which may have been the wedding cake of this married pair according to the religious beliefs of ancient egypt the soul after death required nourishment just as in life thus bread was often placed in the tombs when I 1 go bumming I 1 always hire a guide to show me everything I 1 should see well when I 1 go slumming its he e things I 1 ought not see that th at interest me |