Breaking the dsr.t Vessels. An Ancient Egyptian Fragmentation Rite, Paperback

‘Breaking the dšr.t-vessels’ was a funerary rite that involved the intentional damaging of a certain type of ceramic vessel. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the rite through a re-evaluation of the primary sources and previous research and to provide the first study devoted entirely to the rite.

• Publisher: Archaeopress
• Author(s): Elena Luise Hertel
• Illustration(s): 12 figures
• Number of pages: 102
• Publication date: 2023
• Dimensions: 203 x 276 x 9
• Cover type: Paperback / softback