Fragment of a hydria (water vessel)

Currently not on view

Fragment of a hydria (water vessel),

late 5th century BCE

Greek, Attic
y1986-21

Information

Title
Fragment of a hydria (water vessel)
Dates

late 5th century BCE

Medium
Red-figure ceramic
Dimensions
14.0 x 5.5 x 0.5 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer
Object Number
y1986-21
Culture
Attic
Period
Red-figure
Type
hydriae, ceramics, fragments
Materials
ceramic, glaze
Subject
vines, spears, owls, heads, leaves, plant-derived motifs

Purchased by the donor from Robert Hecht Jr and Atlantis Antiquities in 1984; subsequently given to the Museum in 1986 by Dietrich von Bothmer

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