M0006097: Red-figured hydria (water jug) with details said to represent the gathering of incense

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Red - figure Hydria. Gilded and polichrome details said to represent the gathering of incense. Attic.

Photograph of an Ancient Greek water jug from Attica. The original is held by the British Museum (museum number: 1856,1001. Previous reference E.241).

16 February 1939

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.