Shape
Hydria
ὑδρία
74 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
74 examples
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
late 3rd century BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
late 3rd century BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
late 3rd century BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
late 3rd century BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
late 3rd century BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
ca. 219 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
216 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
220–219 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
ca. 213 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
ca. 220 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
215 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
213 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
ca. 213 BCE
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)
213 BCE
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)