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Seated Statuette of Pepy I with Horus Falcon

Medium: Egyptian alabaster
Possible Place Collected: Southern Egypt, Egypt
Dates: ca. 2292-2252 B.C.E.
Dynasty: VI Dynasty
Period: Old Kingdom
Dimensions: 10 7/16 x 6 3/16 in. (26.5 x 15.7 cm) Other (Throne): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Cosmos, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 39.120
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Back, 39.120_transp3704.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Small seated alabaster statuette of Mr-y-Rc (Pepy I), in hep-sed Festival costume. High back originally surmounted by a Hawk. Inscription at base of feet and back of throne.

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