<em>Vase of Pepy I</em>, ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 37.70Ea - Vessel: 5 1/4 x Diam. 5 13/16 in. (13.4 x 14.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.70Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.70Ea-b_PS6.jpg)

Vase of Pepy I, ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 37.70Ea - Vessel: 5 1/4 x Diam. 5 13/16 in. (13.4 x 14.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.70Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.70Ea-b_PS6.jpg)

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Vase of Pepy I

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

MEDIUM Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt

DATES ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 6

PERIOD Old Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 37.70Ea - Vessel: 5 1/4 x Diam. 5 13/16 in. (13.4 x 14.7 cm) 37.70Eb - Lid: 3/8 x Diam. 5 3/8 in. (0.9 x 13.7 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.70Ea-b

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly from Thebes; by 1852, acquired in Egypt by Henry Abbott; 1859, purchased from Henry Abbott by the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; September 1948, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION a) Cylindrical alabaster vessel with flaring base and rim inscribed for The Horus Merytawy, King Pepy (I) who is also called son of Ht-Hr nbt ‘Iwn.t Condition: Base chipped in various places; lip of rim slightly chipped. b) Flat circular lid with projection for securing it to vessel. Condition: slightly chipped in one spot.

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Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Vase of Pepy I, ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 37.70Ea - Vessel: 5 1/4 x Diam. 5 13/16 in. (13.4 x 14.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.70Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.70Ea-b_PS6.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 37.70Ea-b_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011

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