{"product_id":"terracotta-hydria","title":"Terracotta Hydria","description":"  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContact Archaeopolis to arrange the quantity, dimensions, finish and production schedule for your commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA terracotta-coloured vessel with a rounded body, narrow neck, projecting rim and side handles. The Archaeopolis archive identifies the form as a hydria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Greek pottery, the hydria was a water jar, typically combining two horizontal lifting handles with a vertical handle for pouring. The Metropolitan Museum discusses the development of the type from the seventh to the third century BCE. This is typological context for a contemporary vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/fr\/essays\/greek-hydriai-water-jars-and-their-artistic-decoration\"\u003eThe Met — Greek hydriai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePhotographic documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchaeopolis Objects archive, ceramic series, photographs 008. The images show finished contemporary pieces by collaborating workshops and artists. Handmaking can produce individual variations in surface and finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeopolis.gr\/collection\/objects\/ceramic-tableware\"\u003eView the Ceramic Vessels \u0026amp; Tableware archive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eArchaeological comparison\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Campanian hydria illustrates an ancient version of the water-jar family: a defined neck, a rounded body and lateral handles. Its elongated proportions, red-figure scenes and funerary imagery belong to the museum object; they are not features or a claimed prototype of our plain contemporary vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cfigure\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/247390\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/images.metmuseum.org\/CRDImages\/gr\/web-large\/DP354945.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Campanian hydria attributed to the APZ Painter, Met 06.1021.227\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:600px;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eGreek, South Italian, Campanian hydria, attributed to the APZ Painter, ca. 330–300 BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 06.1021.227. Rogers Fund, 1906. Open Access \/ public domain.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307472339273,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/archaeopolis-objects-ceramic-tableware-selected-workshops-008.jpg?v=1789074706","url":"https:\/\/shop.archaeopolis.gr\/products\/terracotta-hydria","provider":"Archaeopolis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}