Everyday items from ancient Greece and Rome in the spotlight at ANU Classics Museum It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the inside of the Australian National University Classics Museum is akin to peering into the cupboards of a kitchen from 2,000 years ago.

The collection has all the latest interior decor, gadgets and gizmos for living during ancient Greek and Roman times — a sieve used to make cheese, a plate, a bottle for oil, and something that looks remarkably like a Pyrex pie dish.

The ordinary nature of these everyday objects is extraordinary ...