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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GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GORGON P by PAYNE
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BOSTON 08.291, P OF
· -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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PHAROS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Akin to SWING P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
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
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
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
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS CLASS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, BRONZE AGE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, SICILIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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