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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ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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NAUSICAA P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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SALONICA 510, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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VIENNA 943, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MINA 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, 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, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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VIENNA 1631, P OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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VIENNA 1631, P OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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FERRARA T 971, P OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CHANIA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BOWDOIN 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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SEIRENISKE P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BIRD P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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MEIDIAS P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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DESSYPRI P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BOWDOIN P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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TYMBOS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LM P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SANDAL P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GRIFFIN-BIRD P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Akin to SWING P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ACHELOOS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 to -400
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 by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (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 (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
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