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AST176b

Terracotta Hadra-type hydria

Hellenistic period
H: 48.50 cm RIM: 15.00 cm

Hadra-type of hydria made of yellowish clay. Discoid base, oval body forming an edge on the shoulder. Tall cylindrical neck terminating to a thin horizontal rim. Two horizontal handles and a vertical one with deep lengthwise grooves. Written decoration in brown-black color. Concentric circles on the rim; olive branch on the neck. Horizontal lines on the shoulder and the handles. Ivy thallus on the upper part of the body; palmettes below the handles.

CATEGORY
Vessel
KIND
Hydria
MATERIAL
Clay
COLOR
Yellowish
CONDITION
Reassembled
CONDITION NOTE
Reassembled and supplemented.
HELLENISTIC PERIOD_TERRACOTA JAR_632_592_Jan 25 2023

Terracotta Hadra-type hydria

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