Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar). Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, Egyptian. Dimensions: H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)diameter 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C..On the body of the vase is a representation of a shield decorated with the head of the gorgon Medusa. The white slip and polychrome painting were probably added when the hydria was re-used as a cinerary urn, with the shield serving to protect the remains of the deceased. Unlike the other Hadra hydria displayed here, this vase was probably of local manufacture. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar). Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic, Egyptian. Dimensions: H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)diameter 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C..On the body of the vase is a representation of a shield decorated with the head of the gorgon Medusa. The white slip and polychrome painting were probably added when the hydria was re-used as a cinerary urn, with the shield serving to protect the remains of the deceased. Unlike the other Hadra hydria displayed here, this vase was probably of local manufacture. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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