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, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CATANIA 737, GROUP OF
· -400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
DANAID P (Campanian) by BEAZLEY
· -400 to -300
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, PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (TERRA SIGILLATA, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ATHENS 581 I, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BOEOTIAN SILHOUETTE GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-400 to -300
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (BOEOTIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
BF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ETRUSCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ETRUSCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK, SAMIAN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-425 to -375
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, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
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