#hudria

[thatshowthingstarted]

Attic Bilingual Hydria,

ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANTIMENES PAINTER (BLACK-FIGURE), PSIAX (RED-FIGURE) AND THE POTTER OF THE HYPSIS HYDRIA, CIRCA 520-510 B.C.

41,5 Cm High.

Courtesy: Christie’s

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[lexiconjure]

hydrida

n. a small round black fish of the carp family, which has a broad flattened shell and a striped body and a long tail.

Genus Hydrida, family Ranunculaceae.

modern Latin, from Greek hudria ‘grass’.

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