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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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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Aison
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BIRD P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P by YALOURIS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ACHILLES P by FREYTAG GEN. LÖRINGHOFF
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYMBOS P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
MEIDIAS P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 458, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 458, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP A by HASPELS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP A by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP A by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHANYLLIS GROUP A by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHANYLLIS GROUP A by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP B by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHANYLLIS GROUP B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
MUNICH 2335, P OF
· -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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PHANYLLIS GROUP B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CHARIOT P by HASPELS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 2335, P OF
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
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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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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SANDAL P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (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 by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (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
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