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MME 2017:475 :: hadra hydria

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Everted rim; concave neck set off from body; sloping shoulder; ovoid body tapering to a short narrow base which flares out to a broad foot; flat and broad vertical handle from the upper part of the neck to shoulder; top of handle touches the rim; horizontal bifid handles on upper to mid-body curving slightly upwards.

Natural light brown to golden buff clay; black paint preserved quite well; discoloured to reddish in some parts.

Three encircling bands on top of rim; diagonal stripes decorating the edge of rim; encircling band with dots below on upper and lower part of neck; around neck two laurel branches beginning at vertical handle and uniting in a crossed circle in front; encircling wide band on lower part of shoulder interrupted by two thin encircling stripes of natural clay colour on upper and lower part; upper front body decorated with wavy branches with heart-shaped leaves; in between branches dots shaping circles; upper back body decorated with abstract curved and vertical lines; at each side of horizontal handles a cross hatched rectangle; encircling double band on upper to mid-body; parallel stripes on handles; base painted black interrupted by a natural colour encircling band on the lower part.

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MME 2017:475 :: hadra hydria

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