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
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LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS (MYCENEAN)
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LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS (ETRUSCAN, BLACK GLAZE)
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LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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