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Hydria

The hydria (Greek: ὑδρία; pl.: hydriai) is a form of Greek pottery from between the late Geometric period (7th century BC) and the Hellenistic period (3rd century BC). The etymology of the word hydria was first noted when it was stamped on a hydria itself, its direct translation meaning 'jug'.

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Created
Geometric period, archaic period, classical period Hellenistic period
Culture
Ancient Greek
Discovered
19th century
Material
Ceramic and bronze
Size
Medium-volume container varying from 25cm to 50 cm, able to be carried by one or more people.
Symbols
Mythological stories were often painted onto the hydria, as well as scenes of daily life, such as the collection of water.

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related to The Friedlaender hydria · 21
Hydria → Ajax, Amphitrite, Athena, BC, Boeotian, Corinthian, Friedlaender, Hector, Hercules, Hermes, Idaios, Iliad, Nereus, Old Man, On, Poseidon, Sea, The, This, Triton
related to Inscribed hadra hydria · 16
Hydria → Art, BC, Delphi, For, From, Important, Inscriptions, Kleon, Member, Metropolitan Museum, Sacred Embassy, Soteria, Sotion, Theodotos, These, Year
related to Hadra hydria · 13
Hydria → Alexandria, Clay Ground, Crete, Egypt, Hadra, Hellenistic, Polychrome, Rather, The, There, These, They, This
related to External links · 12
Hydria → Art Archived, Art Institute, ArtGlass, ChicagoGlass, Galleries, German, Glass, Greek, March, Metropolitan Museum, Toledo Museum, Wayback Machine
related to Bronze hydria · 9
Hydria → BC, Bronze, Developed, Dionysus, For, Having, It, There, Unlike
related to Caputi hydria · 9
Hydria → Athens, BC, Beazley, Caputi, Due, However, Notwithstanding, Richter, The Caputi
related to Contribution and examples · 8
Hydria → Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek, Decorations, Dionysus, For, Inscriptions, Its, The
related to Bronze hydriai · 7
Hydria → Beginning, Bronze, First, For, Its, The, Then
related to Body · 5
Hydria → At, Old English, The, This, With
related to Hydria · 5
Hydria → BC, It, Its, The, This

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bronze neck clay also shoulder century hadra handles bc body lip one greek form figures inscriptions two vertical potter's decorated

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HydriaCreatedGeometric period, archaic period, classical period Hellenistic period1.00infobox
HydriaCultureAncient Greek1.00infobox
HydriaDiscovered19th century1.00infobox
HydriaMaterialCeramic and bronze1.00infobox
HydriaSizeMedium-volume container varying from 25cm to 50 cm, able to be carried by one or more people.1.00infobox
HydriaSymbolsMythological stories were often painted onto the hydria, as well as scenes of daily life, such as the collection of water.1.00infobox
HydriaWritingPainters would sometimes inscribe their name onto the hydria.1.00infobox
diluting wine in a krater.The hydria also acted as a funerary urn containing ashesinstance ofwhich aided in tasks0.80text
the potter's nameinstance ofThe inscriptions provide information0.80text
dateinstance ofThe inscriptions provide information0.80text
purpose of the hydriainstance ofThe inscriptions provide information0.80text
Hydriarelated to BodyThe0.60section

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