lekythos

American  

[lek-uh-thos] / ˈlɛk əˌθɒs /

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural

lekythoi

1. an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.

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Etymology

Origin of lekythos

First recorded in 1850–55, lekythos is from the Greek word lḗkythos

Example Sentences

The painting on a tall lekythos, or oil jug, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens shows two men transforming into pigs under the spell of the sorceress Circe.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2010

Greek lekythos to a 1962 painting by Richard Lindner, an exquisite gilt bronze Standing Buddha to a Berlinghieri Madonna and Child.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its priceless collection of 1,450 Greek pots includes all the known shapes of Attic vases across three centuries, except for one, an elusive type of lekythos.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stel�, with a sepulchral lekythos in relief, supported by a winged Sphinx.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

The pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various