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Shabti of Yuya

New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119
As the parents of Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III, Yuya and Tjuyu were granted burial in the Valley of the Kings. They were provided with funerary equipment from the finest royal workshops, as demonstrated by this superbly carved shabti on which even the knees are subtly indicated. The text on these mummiform figurines states that the shabti will substitute for the spirit in any obligatory tasks it is called upon to perform in the afterlife.

Two other shabtis from this tomb (30.8.56 and 30.8.58) are also in the Museum's collection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shabti of Yuya
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu (KV 46), Davis/Quibell & Weigall excavations, 1905
  • Medium: Cedar, paint, Egyptian blue
  • Dimensions: H. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); w. at elbows 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); d. at foot 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.8.57
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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