Bronze hydria (water jar)
On vertical handle, lions above and a female bust below. On the side handles, ducks' heads.
Bronze hydriai produce a more sober and archaic impression than their terracotta counterparts due to the exigencies of the material. Without extensive figural decoration, the shape and its articulation are paramount. A variety of organic elements are introduced in the handles—the bust of a woman, lions, and a palmette on the vertical handle; ducks' heads and palmettes on the horizontal handles.
Bronze hydriai produce a more sober and archaic impression than their terracotta counterparts due to the exigencies of the material. Without extensive figural decoration, the shape and its articulation are paramount. A variety of organic elements are introduced in the handles—the bust of a woman, lions, and a palmette on the vertical handle; ducks' heads and palmettes on the horizontal handles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze hydria (water jar)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 3rd quarter of the 6th century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 16 9/16 in. (42 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.11.7
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 375–350 BCE
mid-5th century BCE
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
early 6th century BCE
3rd–2nd century BCE
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