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Source Description
A hydria is a water jug with three handles, two horizontal ones to carry the vessel and a third vertical handle to easily pour out the contents. The main scene depicts a four-horse chariot, or quadriga, and its charioteer from a frontal view. Below the chariot is the word "kalos." The adjective encompasses meanings equivalent to English "good," "noble," and "handsome," and appear frequently on vases, often associated with a name. The term had an aristocratic connotation, which is visually represented here through the quadriga.
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Document identity
localId
13953
label
Hydria with a Quadriga
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13953
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hydria with a Quadriga
description
A hydria is a water jug with three handles, two horizontal ones to carry the vessel and a third vertical handle to easily pour out the contents. The main scene depicts a four-horse chariot, or quadriga, and its charioteer from a frontal view. Below the chariot is the word "kalos." The adjective encompasses meanings equivalent to English "good," "noble," and "handsome," and appear frequently on vases, often associated with a name. The term had an aristocratic connotation, which is visually represented here through the quadriga.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 221; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 6th century BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
hydriae
vases
pitchers
jugs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
25.5
depth
18.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 10 1/16 x Diam: 7 5/16 in. (28.5 x 25.5 x 18.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
inscriptions
KLOS
med
terracotta; black figure
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1d92bbc8a596d3dc