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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-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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BLACKNECK CLASS by BEAZLEY
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 1842, P OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BLACKNECK CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MEER GROUP
· -400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHAROS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, ADDED COLOUR)
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BLACKNECK CLASS by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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URE'S CLASS C
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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URE'S TYPE B
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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URE'S CLASS C
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP
· -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
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
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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KLEOPHRADES P by PAUL, E.
· -500 to -450
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)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM P by ZIMMERMANN-ELSEIFY
· -500 to -450
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)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EMPORION P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by BORUSKOVSKAIA
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by BORUSKOVSKAIA
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF 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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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
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