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Bronze hydria (water jar)

Bronze hydria (water jar). Culture: Greek. Dimensions: H. 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm). Date: ca. 375-350 B.C.. The relief under the handle shows Boreas, the north wind, abducting Oreithyia, the daughter of Erechtheus, legendary king of Athens.
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Title:
Bronze hydria (water jar)
Caption:
Bronze hydria (water jar). Culture: Greek. Dimensions: H. 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm). Date: ca. 375-350 B.C.. The relief under the handle shows Boreas, the north wind, abducting Oreithyia, the daughter of Erechtheus, legendary king of Athens.
Technique/material:
Bronze, silver
Period:
LATE CLASSICAL
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
BRONZE, SILVER • BRONZES • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • HYDRIAE • LATE CLASSICAL • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SILVER • VESSELS