Shape
Hydria
ὑδρία
2688 vases
The three-handled water jar: two horizontal handles for lifting when full, one vertical for pouring. Women at the fountain house — one of the most common scenes in Greek art — carry hydriai.
Function & Use
Carrying and pouring water
2688 examples
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
HYDRIA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
HYDRIA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DOLPHIN GROUP
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON GROUP by UNKNOWN
· -500 to -450
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SWING P
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· -575 to -525
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EUPHILETOS P
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
WÜRZBURG 173, P OF
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
MADRID P
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
MADRID P
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LONDON B 352, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DARIUS P (Apulian) by TRENDALL
· -400 to -300
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
NIKOXENOS P
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
NICOSIA OLPE, P OF THE
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HALF-PALMETTES, P OF THE
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HALF-PALMETTES, P OF THE
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
HYDRIA (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
HYDRIA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
HYDRIA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Group E
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
hydria; human skeletal remains
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HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
hydria; water-jar
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