Review: “Treasures of the Pharoahs” at San Francisco’s de Young Museum

Outer anthropoid coffin lid of Thuya. Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Yuya and Thuya (KV 46), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Wood, gilded stucco with inlays of blue glass, obsidian (eyes), light blue, dark blue, and red glass, 86 x 26 ½ x 37 in. (218.5 x 67.5 x 94 cm). Egyptian Museum in Cairo, JE 95232.1&2, CG 51006.1&2, SR 4/8.1&2.

Close-up of a gilded ancient Egyptian face with blue-painted eyes and striped headdress.

treasures of the pharoahs San Francisco de Young Museum exhibition

Review: “Treasures of the Pharoahs” at San Francisco’s de Young Museum