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The hydria is a form of Greek pottery from between the late Geometric period and the Hellenistic period. The etymology of the word hydria was first noted when it was stamped on a hydria itself, its di
A hydria, c. 470–450 BC
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).
Bronze hydria / kalpis with siren handle attachment, c. 460–450 BC, housed in the Vassil Bojkov Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hydria. Poseidon and Amymone, with Eros between them. The presence of a Satyr behind Amymone suggests that the scene was probably inspired by a satyr play. From Atalanti. By the Hippolytos Painter. 375–350 BC.
Hellenistic period
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In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek, Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history following Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC
Hydria
…The hydria (Greek: ὑδρία; pl.: hydriai) is a form of Greek pottery from between the late Geometric period (7th century BC) and the Hellenistic period (3rd century BC). The etymology of the word hydria was first noted when it was stamped on a hydria itself, its direct translation meaning 'jug'. It is…
The Winged Victory of Samothrace (The Winged Nike) is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Hellenistic art.
Athena and Nike fight Alkyoneus, Gaia rises up from the ground
A papyrus document (Papyrus Bingen 45) received in February 33 BC granting tax exemptions to a person in Egypt with γινέσθωι (ginésthōi; lit. "make it happen" or "so be it") added in Greek, possibly by Cleopatra's own hand
Inscriptions on the bricks of the Hellenistic tower in Kanlıdivane