Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Relief of a Priest and Offerings
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Preserved on this fragment is part of the eternal food offerings presented to Kemsit, including fowl and choice cuts of meat. The hands on the right belong to the priest who consecrates the offerings.