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Hydria

Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Plain Ware
DimensionsLegacy dimension: 0.09 H. 0.051 D.
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number87.430
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceAccording to MFA Register of Pottery and Porcelain, no. 5, one of a group of objects (87.422-87.434): all from Cos and the neighboring islands; by 1887: with M. A. Carandonis; purchased by MFA from M. A. Carandonis, December 6, 1887, for $ 110.00 (this is the total price for MFA 87.422-87.437)
Two-handled jar with lid
about 5th century B.C. (?)
Pitcher with rounded handle
about 475–400 B.C.
about 325–150 B.C.
Transport amphora
about 700–600 B.C.
Amphora
late 1st BC or early 1st AD