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)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HOUND-AND-HARE GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOUND-AND-HARE GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CORCHIANO GROUP
· -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)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (BOEOTIAN GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ETRUSCAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ETRUSCAN)
LEKYTHOS (VILLA NOVA)
LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ITALO-GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ITALO-CORINTHIAN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (FALISCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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