On a recent visit to the karnak temple in Luxor Egypt, or guide pointed out the thousands of pieces of broken pottery that littered the ground near a wall. She said that the ancients used to bring offerings in terracotta vessels and smash them against the wall. She said we could in fact take one piece of the broken pottery home with us and that they dated from about five bc. Was she having a joke with us or could the pieces really be this old?
I certainly don't remember any such spot from my visit to Karnak and any attempt to remove anything from the site would involve serious risk (rightly so) of arrest and imprisonment. Was there any attempt to link this to a bribe or extra large tip (both of which I'd include in the annoying category of Bakshesh)
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