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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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP E
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP E
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP by BORUSKOVSKAIA
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CACTUS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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OXFORD 245, P OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERKELEY 8.443, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERKELEY 8.443, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CLEVELAND 16.1061, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ITALO-CORINTHIAN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TALEIDES P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON GROUP
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON GROUP
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON GROUP
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LONDON B 31, P OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BLACKNECK CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BONN 602, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THESEUS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· -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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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -500 to -450
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