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A hydria (plural: hydriai) was an ancient Greek vessel in clay or bronze used to carry water. Two horizontal handles were used to carry the vessel and one vertical handle to pour. This example is from Attica, c. 500 BCE and the main body...

A painted Greek vase depicting marriage preparations. A female figure is seated, with her right hand outstretched to accept a box from the woman standing before her. Behind the seated figure stands a woman with a beaded necklace. The jewellery...

Red-figure calyx-krater (mixing jar), c. 460-450 BCE, painted in Attica, Greece, and found in Altamura, Italy, attributed to The Niobid Painter. The Pandora Vase is named after the top frieze of side A, which shows the creation of Pandora...

Red-figured hydria (water-jar) displaying a dance-training (gymnopaida) session. Two young girls practice dancing under the supervision of a female and a male tutor. The girls wear short tunics (chiton) and take identical steps towards each...

Black-figured kyathos depicting Eris, Attica, Greece, c. 500 BCE. The British Museum, London.

A red-figure kalyx-krater depicting the sun god Helios. The stars are represented by young male children descending into the ocean. Attica, c. 430 BCE. (British Museum, London)

Red-figured hydria attributed to the Syriskos Painter. Made in Attica, Greece, c. 480 BCE, found in Vulci.

A red-figure krater showing a scene where harpies attack King Phineus. Attica, c. 450 BCE. Archaeological Museum, Ferrara.

A black-figure drinking scene on an amphora. Amphorae are a particular type of storage vessel which were used for the storage and transportation of liquids, mainly wine. They were usually ceramic and can be dated back to the neolithic period...

A detail of a black-figure pottery vase showing Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) carrying the dead body of the hero Sarpedon. Made around 500 BCE in Attica, Greece. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)