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
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 Ruskin, John
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
The most remarkable of the vases is a hydria, of reddish-brown clay covered with a lustrous black slip on which have been painted designs in red, blue and a yellowish white.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Pelike, pel′i-kē, n. a large vase like the hydria, double-handled.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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