Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)

Unknown

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

The body carries very faint traces of an inscription. The "L" shaped stroke indicates that the regnal year, and therefore the date of this hydria, were at one time possible to determine before the part of the inscription which included the actual year faded. Still visible however is the word "Gortinos," which tells us that the deceased came from ancient Gortyns on the island of Crete.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1890