Vase of Pepy II
Description
Caption: Vase of Pepy II, ca. 2288–2224 or 2194 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), pigment, 5 7/8 × Diam. 4 5/8 in. (14.9 × 11.7 cm) 37.69Ea (base): 5 5/8 × Diam. 4 5/8 in. (14.3 × 11.7 cm) 37.69Eb (lid): 3/16 × Diam. 4 5/8 in. (0.5 × 11.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.69Ea-b.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An alabaster vessel with hieroglyphic inscriptions and a cartouche.
The artifact is an alabaster vessel featuring a cylindrical body and a flat, circular lid. The vessel is inscribed with hieroglyphs, including a cartouche, indicative of royal significance. The style is typical of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship, with smooth carving and detailed inscriptions. Notable features include the intactness of the cartouche and the legibility of the hieroglyphs.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.69Ea-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3956 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.