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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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-475 to -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with COCK GROUP
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION CLASS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CORCHIANO GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CORCHIANO GROUP
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, BLACK PATTERN)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by GIUDICE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOPLITE-LEAVING-HOME, GROUP OF THE by GIUDICE
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ARMING LEKYTHOI, GROUP OF THE by HASPELS
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GELA P
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BELDAM WORKSHOP
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THESEUS 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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