Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)

Unknown

late 3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

inscribed on shoulder "of Apollonios" The inscription on this hydria indicates that this vessel once contained the ashes of a Greek named Apollonios. It is likely he died while in Alexandria, where the vast majority of these hydrias have been discovered. The clay-colored ground of this urn, however, points to the island of Crete as the place of its manufacture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1890