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Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenes-Pepi, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara, South Saqqara, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 17.3 × diam. 11.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.); spout L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in), This miniature spouted basin on a stand is copied from a large pottery brewer's vat that would have rested on a woven reed stand. It was probably part of the funerary equipment of Queen Mother Ankhnes-Pepi or of her son Pepi II.

Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenes-Pepi, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara, South Saqqara, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 17.3 × diam. 11.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.); spout L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in), This miniature spouted basin on a stand is copied from a large pottery brewer's vat that would have rested on a woven reed stand. It was probably part of the funerary equipment of Queen Mother Ankhnes-Pepi or of her son Pepi II.
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Caption: Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenes-Pepi, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2246–2152 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara, South Saqqara, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 17.3 × diam. 11.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.); spout L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in), This miniature spouted basin on a stand is copied from a large pottery brewer's vat that would have rested on a woven reed stand. It was probably part of the funerary equipment of Queen Mother Ankhnes-Pepi or of her son Pepi II
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