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Q: What is a lekythos vase?
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Which vase type was most often used a container for perfumed oil?

Lekythos


What is the smallest Ancient Greek vase?

The aryballos, a spherical perfume or oil jar. Taller But narrower is the lekythos used for oil or sometimes perfume.


What was lekythos vase used for?

The vases (lekythoi) stored olive oil for the ritual anointing of the dead(every year), more specifically unmarried men


What is a lekythos?

An ancient Greek oil-storage jar.


How do you pronounce lekythos?

Lekythos refers to oil jar pottery of ancient Greece and Rome. The word is pronounced LEK uh thoss, with emphasis on the first syllable. It rhymes with albatross.


What is the name of a greek vase?

there are lots of different types, Amphora-common type of handled vase, various sizes. wine/oil storage vessels. Dinosa- no handles, rounded bottom. Hydria- handled water vessel. Kantharos- large ornate handled drinking vessel. Krater- mixing jar for wine and water Kylix- shallow drinking cup Phiale- libation bowl, no handles or stem. Pyxis- more like a box than a vase, but painted in the same style as the ones above. Stamnos- type of amphora Psykter- wide bottom cooling vase. Oinochoe- pitcher for pouring wine. Loutrophoros- "carrier of washing water" Lebes Gamikos- marriage bowl, ritual vase for carring water to the bridal bath. Lekythos- small vase for perfumed oils. Alabastron- oil vase Aryballos- small vase with rounded base for pouting and holding oil.


What is the portland vase?

A Portland vase is a Roman cameo glass vase. This is black and white vase.


What is two handled Greek jug called?

A two handed greek jug is commonly known as a Lekythos.


French word for vase?

A flower vase is 'un vase' (masc.) in French.


How do you say flower vase in French?

Flower vase in French is vase Ã? fleurs.


What is flowers in a vase in French?

Flowers in a vase is 'des fleurs dans un vase' in French.


History of flower vase?

history of a flower vase