lekythos 的定义
plural lek·y·thoi [lek-uh-thoi]. /ˈlɛk əˌθɔɪ/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
- 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.
更多lekythos例句
- Stel, with a sepulchral lekythos in relief, supported by a winged Sphinx.
- The alabastros was a diminutive lekythos, used for toilet unguents, with two small ears by which to suspend it.
- The lekythos (Fig. 305) was an oil-jar of an elongated shape, neck in proportion, cup-like orifice, and one handle.
- The pyxis was used by women at their toilet, and the lekythos, alabastron and askos for oil and unguents.
- For other shapes, such as the hydria, and lekythos, the old method was for a time preferred.