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, RED-FIGURE)
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BIRD P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
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)
BF
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, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by QUINTON
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CHARIOT P by QUINTON
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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