Shabti Box of Yuya

Shabti Box of Yuya

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This painted shabti box was found in the tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu in the Valley of the Kings. Although not of royal lineage, as in-laws of the king, Yuya and his wife Tjuyu were given a sumptuous burial in the royal cemetery. Three exquisitely carved shabtis (30.8.56–.58) in the collection and a second shabti box (30.8.60) are also from this tomb.

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.