Large red hydria, or water carrier, Apulia, South Italy, c 450-300 BC.

Made:
450-300 BCE in Apulia
Large red figure hydria or water carrier

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Large red figure hydria or water carrier
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Large red figure hydria or water carrier, decorated with figures of two women and an altar, Apulian, Southern Italy, 450BC-300BC

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A122632
Materials:
pottery
Measurements:
height 370 mm
rim: diameter 154 mm
body: diameter 250 mm
base: diameter 135 mm
including handles: width 325 mm
type:
hydria and water carriers
credit:
Pritchard and Co.