[Koshkin]

It would seem to me that common household items could have been even more - much more - dangerous than this. (Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure.)

[aflag]

That could be the case, but I've never heard about any studies about child safety in ancient Egypt. Though I'd like to read that. I really enjoy learning more about how the common folk lived in ancient times, what they thought about, what kind of conversations they had. Unfortunately, we do not have that much to go off of :(

[jhgb]

> Also, children used to spend most of their time outside - a significantly more dangerous environment by any measure

Considering the Nile and the ever-present schistosomiasis, this is almost certainly painfully true.