A lekythos (Ancient Greek: λήκυθος; pl.: lekythoi) is a type of ancient Greek vessel used for storing oil, especially olive oil. It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel, and is thus a narrow type of jug, with no pouring lip; the oinochoe is …

Lekythos, in ancient Greek pottery, oil flask used at baths and gymnasiums and for funerary offerings, characterized by a long cylindrical body gracefully tapered to the base and a narrow neck with a loop-shaped handle. The word lekythos (as well as its plural form, lekythoi) is …

There are three principal types of lekythoi: 1) early shoulder - a continuous curve from the neck to the base ( the characteristic shape during the first half of the sixth century); 2) standard shoulder - the shoulder set off from the body ( from the middle of the sixth century throughout the fifth); 3) squat - a squat body, broad at the base.

Examples include the marble tombstones and terracotta vessels, like this object. This vase, called a lekythos, held oil. From the middle until the end of the fifth century BC, they were usually decorated in a distinctive technique known as white ground, so called after the light slip coating on the body and shoulder of the vase.

Pottery: White-ground lekythos. Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing dead warrior to tomb. The tomb is in the form of a plain stele on a double plinth, decorated with numerous taeniae, and surmounted by a double projecting moulding. About one quarter of the way down from the top is a band of egg pattern, above which is painted a helmet with long hanging crest to right, the eye ...

2021年9月21日 · This tombstone takes the form of a Greek ceramic vessel called a lekythos (plural: lekythoi). Lekythoi were very common types of Greek pottery, and the Glencairn collection has several examples, such as the two from the first half of the 5th century BCE (Figures 6–7).

2023年12月29日 · The Lekythos or lecithos is a ceramic vessel originating in ancient Greece, between the 6th and 4th centuries BC, with an elegant shape, mainly used to store oils and ointments. Beyond its practical function, it became an artistic expression, decorated with mythological and everyday scenes, reflecting the skills and culture of its time.

A lekythos (plural: lekythoi) is an ancient Greek pottery vessel characterized by its slender, elongated body, narrow neck, and single handle attached from the shoulder to the neck. Traditionally used for storing and pouring oils, perfumes, and ointments, the lekythos played a significant role in both daily life and ritual practices in ancient ...

Paintings on Lekythoi provide a primary visual corroboration of some of the descriptions found in ancient Greek mythology and Homeric poems. However, the specific function of these vessels within the funeral ceremony is poorly understood.

2022年11月8日 · In the modern, archaeological sense, lekythos refers to a variety of shapes that share certain features that distinguish them from, say, aryballos or alabastron: one-handled, narrow neck, and deep mouth. 8 Archaeologists identify and distinguish between three main types of Attic Lekythos that were developed starting from the sixth century. 9 ...