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British Museum, London
Lekythos Pottery
Lekythos Pottery
This lekythos was used for a burial. The oil was an offering to the dead person. The lekythos was also used for anointing dead bodies of unmarried women and many lekythoi are found in tombs.
This example from the British Museum depicts Nike pouring wine for a warrior.
White-ground lekythos (oil-bottle). British Museum, London
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Information compiled in this site come from the following sources; British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Acropolis Museum, Encyclopedia Britannica, Egypt Time Travel, Journey to Egypt, Getty Institute, Boston Museum of Fine Art
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