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Hydria (Water Jar)

A work made of terracotta, black-glaze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of terracotta, black-glaze.

Date:

400-350 BCE

Artist:

Greek; probably Campania, Italy

About this artwork

The black-glazed body of this water jar is decorated with vertical ribbing, but under the vertical handle there is a stack of three inverted “v”s. There is a frieze of red-figured ovolos on the edge of the mouth.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Greek

Title

Hydria (Water Jar)

Place

Greece (Object made in)

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400 BCE–350 BCE

Medium

terracotta, black-glaze

Dimensions

38.4 × 29.2 × 27.8 cm (15 1/8 × 11 1/2 × 9 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Chester D. Tripp

Reference Number

1975.699

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