Throne of Princess Sitamun

Throne of Princess Sitamun
The throne as displayed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Materialwood, partially gilt and silvered
SizeHeight:78cm
Width:54cm
Depth:63cm
Created18th dynasty, New Kingdom
DiscoveredTomb of Yuya and Thuya (KV46), Valley of the Kings
Present locationEgyptian Museum
IdentificationJE 5342; CG 51113
Close-up of one of the carved and gilded busts

The Throne of Princess Sitamun is an artefact from the tomb of Yuya and Thuya, which belonged to their granddaughter, Princess Sitamun, the daughter of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye of the 18th Dynasty.