Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, late 3rd century B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Alexandrian, Terracotta; white-ground, h. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); d. 10 in. (25 cm), Vases, Faint traces of an elaborate helmet with a griffin crest, a shield bearing the snakey head of Medusa, and a cuirass, are evident on this white-ground hydria. A warrior's armor was a common subject for vases destined for burial, since it alluded to the both the heroic character of the deceased, as well as the manner of death
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Terracotta Hadra hydria, water jar, Hellenistic, late 3rd century B.C, Greek, Ptolemaic, Alexandrian, Terracotta, white-ground, h, 14 7/8, 37.8 cm, d, 10, 25, Vases, Faint traces, elaborate helmet, griffin crest, shield bearing, snakey head, Medusa, cuirass, evident, white-ground, warrior, armor, common subject, vases destined, burial, alluded, heroic character, deceased, well, manner, death
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