Planche 26, Tome 5. Illustration of mesentery, a membrane that attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall, and provides the blood supply to the small intestines. By Nicolas-Henri Jacob
Greywacke sarcophagus of a man named Harkhebit. Artist unknown; ca. 590 BCE (26th [Saite] Dynasty, Late Period). Found at Saqqara; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.