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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LONDON D 79, P OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ATHENS 1834, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BRISEIS P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
SYRACUSE P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CLASS BL by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 TO -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CAGE P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 TO -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
MINA P by BÖHR
· -425 TO -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARTELLINO P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
SYRACUSE P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
OREITHYIA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
OREITHYIA P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
SYRACUSE P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
M.M. 380, P OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
WOMAN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P by VOS
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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)
RF
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 (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF by VOS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
NIKON P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BONN 94, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
VIENNA 943, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
VIENNA 943, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PARIS GIGANTOMACHY, P OF THE
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EMPORION P
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PALERMO 16, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PL CLASS by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BOWDOIN P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ATL CLASS by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
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