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On the body of the vase is a representation of a shield decorated with the head of the gorgon Medusa. The white slip and polychrome painting were probably added when the hydria was re-used as a cinerary urn, with the shield serving to protect the remains of the deceased. Unlike the other Hadra hydria displayed here, this vase was probably of local manufacture.
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Title: Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, Egyptian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
diameter 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1890
Accession Number: 90.9.67
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