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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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by VOS
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by PAUL, E.
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by PAUL, E.
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by PAUL, E.
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF by PAUL, E.
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP by PAUL, E.
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF by PAUL, E.
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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SABOUROFF P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P by UNKNOWN
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF by ZIMMERMANN-ELSEIFY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EMPORION P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 2335, P OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ACHILLES P by DUNANT
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM P by DUNANT
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP by DUNANT
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS GROUP by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by DUNANT
· -525 to -475
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