hydria

British  

/ ˈhaɪdrɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hydria

C19: from Latin, from Greek hudria, from hudōr water

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The wine vessel in this metope, and the hydria in No. 307, indicate the wedding feast of Peiritho�s as the scene of the contest.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

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 Smith, A. H.