Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large three-handled water jar used by the ancient Greeks, with two handles used for lifting and the third for pouring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In archaeology, a large Greek vase, used especially for carrying water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gr. Antiq.) A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a three-handled
clay ormetal vessel used inGreek culture to contain and pourwater .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The hydria, a jar for water, has two horizontal handles at the side for lifting and one vertical handle at the back for pouring.
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Sotheby's An Attic red-figured hydria, attributed to the Marsyas Painter
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– Kelly Crow Cahn International AG This 23-year-old fair got its start selling Dutch Old Master paintings, but today it sells everything from antiquities – like this 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic – to contemporary artworks.
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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– Kelly Crow Cahn International AG This 23-year-old fair got its start selling Dutch Old Master paintings, but today it sells everything from antiquities – like this 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic – to contemporary artworks.
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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Cahn International AG A 470 B.C. red-figure hydria from Attic depicts Achilles chasing Troilos, who is on horseback.
The Old Masters Come Roaring Back Kelly Crow 2010
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