Bronze Hydria
The type of bronze hydria seen here, often found in graves and temples, served as a cinerary urn or prize for winners of athletic competitions. Its shape and three handles are derived from simpler terracotta vessels used for carrying water.
The attachment of the vertical handle to the hydria’s shoulder, is decorate with a carved plate representing Dionysus, the young wine god, sustained by an old Silenus.
Bronze hydria
2nd half 4th Century BC
From North Greece
Bronze Hydria
The type of bronze hydria seen here, often found in graves and temples, served as a cinerary urn or prize for winners of athletic competitions. Its shape and three handles are derived from simpler terracotta vessels used for carrying water.
The attachment of the vertical handle to the hydria’s shoulder, is decorate with a carved plate representing Dionysus, the young wine god, sustained by an old Silenus.
Bronze hydria
2nd half 4th Century BC
From North Greece