Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)

Unknown

ca. 220 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Many of the hydriai of this type were produced in Crete and exported to other parts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They have been found in large numbers at Hadra, one of the ancient cemeteries of Alexandria in Egypt. This vase was probably also found there since it bears traces of an inscription that was added when it was used as a cinerary urn.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 220 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1890