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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Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS 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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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LONDON B 31, P OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LONDON B 31, P OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-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
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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REED P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
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)
BF
LONDON B 31, P OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LONDON B 31, P OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA 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
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LONDON B 31, P OF
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CORCHIANO GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CORCHIANO GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-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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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AGORA P 24327, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE BLACK-NECK LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CACTUS P
· -525 to -475
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