Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar), Hellenistic, late 3rd century B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan, Terracotta, h. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); d. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm.), Vases, inscribed on shoulder 'of Apollonios' The inscription on this hydria indicates that this vessel once contained the ashes of a Greek named Apollonios. It is likely he died while in Alexandria, where the vast majority of these hydrias have been discovered
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Terracotta Hadra hydria, water jar, Hellenistic, late 3rd century B.C, Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan, Terracotta, h, 15 1/4, 38.7 cm, d, 9 13/16, 25, Vases, inscribed, shoulder, Apollonios, inscription, hydria indicates, vessel, contained, ashes, died, Alexandria, vast majority, hydrias, discovered
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