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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PARIS GIGANTOMACHY, P OF THE
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PARIS GIGANTOMACHY, P OF THE
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PARIS GIGANTOMACHY, P OF THE
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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OREITHYIA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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OREITHYIA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 1623, P OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LONDON E 614, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 12778, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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APOLLONIA GROUP
· -400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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APOLLONIA GROUP
· -400 to -300
PLATE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ICARUS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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JENA P by BEAZLEY
· -400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P by FREL
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE P by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PENTHESILEA P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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DESSYPRI P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LONDON E 636, P OF
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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INSCRIPTION P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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TYMBOS P
· -500 to -450
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