Greek Lekythos

This Greek Lekythos has an elongated and cylindrical form with a long neck. Its a type of Greek pottery used in the toilet to store oils or in funeral rites to be placed with the deceased in the grave.

Keywords

Greek, pottery, vases, shoulder, grave, lekythos, cylindrical, toilet, long neck, elongated, funeral rites, oils

Galleries

Greek Vases

Source

Meyer, Franz Sales Handbook of Ornament (New York, NY: The Bruno Hessling Company, 1904)

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