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This hydria is said to come from Galaxidi, a site in central Greece that has yielded many bronzes of the Classical period; the larges number are in the British Museum. However it may have served previously, the last use of this example was as a cinerary urn; it was found with the bones still inside.
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Title: Bronze hydria (water jar)
Period: Classical
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1078
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