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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GROUP P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GROUP P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GROUP P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GROUP P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF by GIUDICE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KALINDERU GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SAPPHO P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN CLASS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DOLPHIN CLASS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOLPHIN CLASS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PLEMOCHOE (CORINTHIAN)
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PHAROS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
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