Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar) with funerary inscription, 226–225 B.C.; Ptolemaic
Greek
Purchase, 1890 (90.9.5)
Technical Glossary
Greek
Purchase, 1890 (90.9.5)
The inscription on the front gives the name of the deceased whose cremated bones were placed inside it. He was Hieronides of Phocaea, who died while leading an embassy to the royal court of Ptolemy III Euergetes (r. 246–222 B.C.).
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Geography/Place
- • Ceramic, organized by culture, Europe
- • Ceramic, organized by culture, Europe, Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
- • Vessel, organized by culture, Europe
- • Vessel, organized by culture, Europe, Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
Material and Technique
- • Ceramic
- • Ceramic, Painted
- • Ceramic, Painted, Europe
- • Vessel, Tall, Europe
- • Vessel, Tall (Vase, Pitcher, Bottle)
