Hydria (nonfiction)

Red-figure hydria, c. 360–350 BC, from Paestum; the vertical handle used for pouring is located on the opposite side (Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Louvre).

A hydria (plural hydriai) is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water.

Description

The hydria has three handles.

Two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot.

The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water.

Ceramic techniques

Hydriai can be found in both red- and black-figure technique.

Artwork

Hydriai often depicted scenes of Greek mythology that reflected moral and social obligations.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnotilus

External links

• Hydria @ Wikipedia