Pair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu

Pair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In 1905, Theodore M. Davis found a nearly intact tomb (KV 46) in the Valley of the Kings. KV 46 contained the burials of Yuya and Tjuyu, the parents of Queen Tiye, principal wife of Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten, and grandmother of Tutankhamun. Davis was allowed to keep a portion of the finds which he later gave to the Museum. These include three finely crafted shabtis, two shabti boxes, some shabti tools, two sealed jars, and this pair of sandals. The sandals are made of plaited grass and reeds, with the toe and side straps made of split papyrus.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and TjuyuPair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and TjuyuPair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and TjuyuPair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and TjuyuPair of Sandals from the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu

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.