Essays about: "Lekythos"

Found 2 essays containing the word Lekythos.

1. 1. Heracles and the lion : Analysis of a black-figure lekythos from the Gustavianum collection

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Lovisa Lundholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Heracles; Lekythos; Lekythoi; Twelve labors; The Nemean lion;

   Abstract : This study analyzes the appearance of the myth of Heracles and the Nemean lion on a lekythos from the Uppsala University Museum Gustavianum collection in Uppsala. The lekythos is a small oil vessel generally associated with fifth century B.C. burials. READ MORE

3. 2. Artefacts in funerary scenes on Athenian white-ground lekythoi. Artefakter i begravningsscener på athenska vit-grundiga lekyter. : A comparison between iconography and text. En jämförelse mellan ikonografi och text

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Carl William Eliasson; [2020]
   Keywords : White-ground lekythos; lekythoi; Athenian burial culture; funerary; white-ground technique.;

   Abstract : This study analyses visible artefacts depicted on Athenian white-ground funerary lekythoi from between 475 to 425 BCE, to investigate what the iconographic information of the artefacts can tell us about the funerary activity and how the information relates to the written sources from antiquity. The purpose of this study is to gain a more in-depth view of the Athenian funerary activities, of which we currently have limited knowledge of. READ MORE