hydria
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hydria
C19: from Latin, from Greek hudria, from hudōr water
Example Sentences
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One of the seized objects, a 19-inch-high terra-cotta hydria, or water jar, depicting the deeds of Hercules, appeared on the cover of the museum’s 2012 catalog.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
In matters of detail, a hydria in Munich, No. 125, 66 offers the best illustration.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
A girl, holding in her hand branches of laurel or myrtle, looks musingly down on a hydria, which is being filled with the bridal water.
From Greek Women by Mitchell Carroll
Her hair is bound with reeds; above her veil grows a tall water plant, and below the swan other water plants, and a stork seated on a hydria, or pitcher, from which water is flowing.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
The shapes most commonly employed by the Athenian potters of this period are the amphora, hydria, kylix, oinochoe and lekythos, the first-named being the most popular.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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