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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

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10092 examples

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF -400 to -300

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF -400 to -300

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, PATTERN)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, PATTERN)

LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK, SAMIAN)

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 (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF HAIMON P · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF -500 to -450

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

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, SQUAT (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (ITALO-CORINTHIAN)

LEKYTHOS (ITALO-CORINTHIAN)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

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, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN, RELIEF)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN, RELIEF)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN)

FIGURE VASE, LEKYTHOS (CANOSAN)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF -475 to -425

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF -500 to -450

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF REED P · -450 to -400

LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF Group R · -450 to -400

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF LITTLE-LION CLASS · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF ATHENA P · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF HAIMON P · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF HAIMON P · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF HAIMON P · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (CRETAN GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (CRETAN GEOMETRIC)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF BELDAM WORKSHOP · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF BELDAM WORKSHOP · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)

BF BELDAM WORKSHOP · -525 to -475

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

RF KLÜGMANN P · -450 to -400

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE)

LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ITALIOTE)

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