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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.
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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
Accession Number: 90.9.7
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