As time went buy things changed very little, the items in this set would be at home in the camp of Ramesses as well as that of George Washington. Glass containers wer used for luxury items that came in smaller amounts. To make sure they won't break, they were carried into a chest filled with sand. Wooden storage chests were expensive and rare, but were used mostly by the nobles to transport their private belongings, valuable documents and expensive weapons, delicate tools and of course, jewels and money.