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 (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by TRENDALL
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOUND-AND-HARE GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KROTALA GROUP by HASPELS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P by HASPELS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 314, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Related to BLACKNECK CLASS by HASPELS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON GROUP by ALEXANDRESCU
· -525 to -475
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