Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar) late 3rd century B.C. Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan inscribed on neck "AR"This Hadra hydria is somewhat unusual: its shape is slightly more attenuated then most; its lower body is glazed to the foot; and it has a twisted back handle, a less common but not altogether rare variation, seen as well on 90.9.16 nearby. The inscription may be an abbreviation of "Architheoros," a title referring to the priest of a sacred embassy, and thus may allude to the vocation of the deceased whose remains were once contained within this vessel.. Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar). Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan. late 3rd century B.C.. Terracotta. Hellenistic. Vases

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Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar) late 3rd century B.C. Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan inscribed on neck "AR"This Hadra hydria is somewhat unusual: its shape is slightly more attenuated then most; its lower body is glazed to the foot; and it has a twisted back handle, a less common but not altogether rare variation, seen as well on 90.9.16 nearby. The inscription may be an abbreviation of "Architheoros," a title referring to the priest of a sacred embassy, and thus may allude to the vocation of the deceased whose remains were once contained within this vessel.. Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar). Greek, Ptolemaic, Cretan. late 3rd century B.C.. Terracotta. Hellenistic. Vases

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