Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Vase of Pepy I

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 37.61E. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 37.61E
Find spot: Saqqara, Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6
Date: ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.
Date range: 2338 BCE – 2298 BCE
Materials: ['Egyptian alabaster (calcite)', 'pigment (Egyptian Blue)']
Height: 5.4 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Description

Caption: Vase of Pepy I, ca. 2338–2298 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), pigment (Egyptian Blue), 2 1/8 x diam. 1 1/8 in. (5.4 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.61E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small, pale stone vase (footed cylindrical body with a flared rim) bearing a vertical register of painted or incised hieroglyphs with a central standing figure-like motif and a small top flourish.

The image shows a compact, cylindrical vase with a slightly wider rim and a rounded/flat base. Across the front is a vertically oriented band of hieroglyphic text and adjacent iconographic elements. Near the top of the band there appears to be a small central motif that resembles a stylized offering/emblem above a larger rectangular sign; within the band there are multiple stacked glyphs, including wedge-like and block-like components. No clearly legible cartouche is visible at this resolution. No deities are unmistakably identifiable from the form alone. The object surface appears stone-like and light-colored; the darker marks suggest pigment or applied ink over the stone. The background is a neutral studio setting; no other inscriptions or labels (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible.

decorative Old Kingdom (as catalogued); inscription style appears consistent but exact reign cannot be confirmed from the image alone. good

Materials light-colored stone (alabaster/calcite-like)pigment/ink (likely dark brown/black)

Signs Hieroglyphic text (vertical band); individual signs not fully legible ×10

Connections

Found at Saqqara

Royals Pepi I

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 37.61E tier-2
BKM-Object 3955 tier-2

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Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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