hydria
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hydria
C19: from Latin, from Greek hudria, from hudōr water
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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
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
The victorious Centaur rears up above the Lapith, and is about to hurl a great stone, or perhaps a hydria, with both hands.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
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
When the Egyptians sacrificed a pig to the moon, "the first sacred emblem they carried was a hydria, or water-pitcher."
From Moon Lore by Timothy Harley
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