M0016185EA: Hydria (water carrier) from Lucania, Southern Italy

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Photograph of a hydria (water carrier), c.350 BC, black glazed with red carved design of a girl holding a casket, a youth with a basket, another girl and palmettes and volutes. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1932 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R323/1936). It is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0016185EB, M0016185EC, M0016678

M0016185EA: Hydria (water carrier) from Lucania, Southern Italy

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