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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LETO P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PISTOXENOS P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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COMACCHIO P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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COMACCHIO P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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ACHILLES P
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ACHILLES P by BEAZLEY
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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)
RF
FERRARA T 971, P OF
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CHANIA P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P by PAYNE
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
GORGON P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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STRAGGLY P
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Taleides
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TALEIDES P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FAT-RUNNER GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DAYBREAK P by HASPELS
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Connected with MICHIGAN P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MICHIGAN P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WRAITH P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WRAITH P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WRAITH P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WRAITH P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WRAITH P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHAROS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
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