Lydion

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ "Lydion".

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Greek vase shapes

Wine vessels|

* Amphora
* Kotyle
* Kantharos
* Karkhesion
* 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
* Calathus
* Chuta
* Lebes
* Pelike
* Pithos
* Situla
* Stamnos

Other|

* Band skyphos
* Epinetron
* Luchnos

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