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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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHAROS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHANYLLIS CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PHANYLLIS CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DESSYPRI P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DESSYPRI P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE P by GIUDICE, G
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HOUND-AND-HARE GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KROTALA GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DESSYPRI P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DESSYPRI P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
FLORAL NOLANS, GROUP OF THE
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BIRD P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
THESEUS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DOLPHIN CLASS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ITALIOTE, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
VATICAN G 31, P OF
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLÜGMANN P
· -450 to -400
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