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The plaques at the attachments of the side handles and the vertical handle are embellished with palmettes interspersed with other floral motifs. Holes in the lip for the attachment of a lid indicate that the last function of this hydria was as a cinerary urn.
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Title: Bronze hydria (water jar)
Period: Classical
Date: early 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 20 3/16 in. (51.2 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1956
Accession Number: 56.11.3
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