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Many of the hydriai of this type were produced in Crete and exported to other parts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They have been found in large numbers at Hadra, one of the ancient cemeteries of Alexandria in Egypt. This vase was probably also found there since it bears traces of an inscription that was added when it was used as a cinerary urn.
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Title: Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 220 BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
Height: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Diameter: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
alien part removed: 4 1/8 × 6 7/8 in. (10.5 × 17.5 cm)
Diam. of rim: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1890
Object Number: 90.9.10
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