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flared. However, there are a number of varieties, and the word seems to have been used even more widely in ancient times than by modern archeologists. They are normally in
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685:"Lekythos"
678:References
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350:the acorn
343:the squat
282:Bronze Age
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902:Tableware
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600:Lekythion
461:Prothesis
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408:Shoulder
297:afterlife
201:olive oil
160:depicted
123:Aphrodite
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881:Cookware
846:Hydriske
805:Oenochoe
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584:See also
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553:lekythos
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383:lekythos
375:Achilles
360:lekythoi
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270:lekythoi
266:lekythos
255:Achilles
244:lekythos
231:Function
220:Lekythoi
209:oinochoe
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178:lekythos
150:lekythos
103:lekythos
101:" style
68:lekythos
52:Sarpedon
48:Thanatos
18:Lekythoi
1078:Luchnos
1052:Stamnos
1017:Amphora
1010:Storage
825:Skyphos
815:Psykter
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785:Kyathos
765:Amphora
711:at the
670:Beazley
661:Beazley
652:Beazley
634:Beazley
473:Alopeke
331:Corinth
214:pottery
187:λήκυθος
1047:Situla
1042:Pithos
1037:Pelike
1001:Phiale
986:Kernos
960:Pelike
955:Lydion
872:Krater
851:Kalpis
841:Hydria
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810:Pelike
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259:Hector
239:Attic
44:Hypnos
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567:, to
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303:Types
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107:nymph
99:kerch
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