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hydria

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/ ˈhaɪdrɪə /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a large water jar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

One of these is a hydria at present in the Berlin Museum, No. 1906.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various

For other shapes, such as the hydria, and lekythos, the old method was for a time preferred.

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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