Lekythos: Quick Facts

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Lekythos, an oil flask used in ancient Greece.

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Greek pottery Amphora Alabastron Krater aryballos Kylix Hydria Psykter Kantharos Oinochoe Red-figure pottery

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Achilles Painter

Greek painter

“Dionysus and the Maenads,” amphora by the Amasis Painter, c. 530 bc; in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris

Amasis Painter

Greek artist