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Keywords: perfume, jug, pottery, greek, neck

Tall, round jug for perfume.

clevelandart.org

vessel used by Greeks to hold perfumed oil

artic.edu

a container for precious oils and perfumes, and the lovely figures depicted on them emphasizes that purpose

library.csi.cuny.edu

a form of ancient Greek pottery

arthistory.sbc.edu

A flask for toilet oils, perfume or condiments having a cylindrical body, a narrow neck with a deep mouth and one handle. The handle reaches from the shoulder to just below the neck.

thrace.0catch.com

A Greek oil jug with an ellipsoidal body, a narrow neck, a flanged mouth, a curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot. It was used chiefly for ointments and funerary offerings.

166.109.159.22

A slender Greek vase.

classics.cam.ac.uk

A lekythos is a type of Greek pottery used for storing oil, especially olive oil. It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel. The lekythos was used for anointing dead bodies of unmarried men and many lekythoi are found in tombs.

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