Shrine fragment inscribed for Padihor

Shrine fragment inscribed for Padihor

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of three fragments found together, this may be part of the frame of a miniature shrine. The inscription is a spell asking that the sun god, Re-Harakhty, give offerings to the ka (spirit) of a priest of Montu named Padihor. These fragments were discovered in a Middle Kingdom tomb that had been re-used in the Third Intermediate Period and later for intrusive burials.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.