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Shabti box of Nakhtamun

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1300–1200 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shabti box of Nakhtamun
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Date: ca. 1300–1200 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Nakhtamun (TT 335)
  • Medium: Wood, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 32 cm (12 5/8 in), w. 18 cm (7 1/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.139a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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