Shape
Lekythos
λήκυθος
10092 vases
A narrow-necked flask for oil, often used as a funerary offering placed in or on the grave. White-ground lekythoi bear some of the most beautiful and haunting images in Greek art — scenes of mourning, farewell, and the boundary between life and death.
Function & Use
Oil flask; funerary offering
10092 examples
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (UNCERTAIN)
lekythos
lekythos
lekythos
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT)
LEKYTHOS (PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
HUGE LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
VILLA GIULIA P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
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