Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
The Greeks who settled in Egypt after its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. gradually adapted to the Egyptian customs of inhumation and mummification. But during the 3rd century B.C. cremation remained popular, which explains the survival of so many terracotta hydriai such as this since they were used as cinerary urns.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: late 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H.: 17 3/4 x 10 3/16 in. (45.1 x 25.9 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, 1890
- Object Number: 90.9.7
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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