A HADRA WARE POTTERY HYDRIA

CRETE, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A HADRA WARE POTTERY HYDRIA
CRETE, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The central panel with three running male figures, hatched panels either side, laurel wreath around the neck, rays around the shoulder, dotted diamond pattern and foliate scrolls under the pouring handle
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired prior to 1977; and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Kunst der Antike: Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, 21 January-6 March 1977.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Mainz, 1977, cat. no. 164.

Hadra ware hydriae were made in central Crete, with many being exported to Egypt, where they were used as cinerary urns. A significant number of these vessels have been found in the cemeteries of Hellenistic Alexandria.

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