Lydion

Ionic-black-figure lydion with stripe decoration, 2nd half, 6th century BC. Found at Gela, now Museo archeologico regionale di Palermo.

The Lydion (Greek λύδιον; plural Lydia) was an ancient Greek vase shape. The shape may have been of Egyptian derivation.^[1]

As indicated by its name, the lydion originated in Lydia, but was also adopted by potters in Greece. A small spherical perfume container, lacking handles, it was especially popular in East Greece. The vessel stood on a narrow, relatively high foot, cylindrical or conical in shape. The neck could be of varying length; it met the body at an acute angle. The lip was horizontal. Usually, the lydion was decorated with stripes. In Athens, it was only produced rarely; figural decoration was even rarer.

Bibliography

Wolfgang Schiering: Die griechischen Tongefässe. Gestalt, Bestimmung und Formenwandel. 2. edn. Mann, Berlin 1983, S. 151 ISBN 3-7861-1325-4 (Gebr.-Mann-Studio-Reihe).

References

↑ http://www.about-turkey.com/karun/lydion.htm

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Greek vase shapes

Wine vessels	Amphora Kotyle Kantharos Kyathos Kylix Lakaina Mastos Oenochoe Pelike Psykter Rhyton Skyphos

Water vessels	Hydria Hydriske Kalpis

Mixing vessels	Dinos Krater

Cookware	Chuta Lebes

Tableware	Pinakion

Perfume, oil, and wedding	Alabastron Aryballos Askos Lebes Gamikos Lekythos Loutrophoros Lydion Pelike Pyxis Stirrup jar

Funerary and religious	Kernos Lekythos Loutrophoros Phiale

Storage	Amphora Chuta Kalathos Lebes Pelike Pithos Situla Stamnos

Other	Band skyphos Epinetron Kernos Luchnos

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