Lekythos is a single handled, narrow necked, perfume and oil container

Lekythos: This is a single handled, narrow necked, perfume and oil container. A new area of use was determined for the lekythos in Attica in the mid 5th century B.C. It was laid inside the graves of the deceased. Especially white-grounded lekythos were produced in large numbers between 440-430 B.C. The manufacture of lekythos vases continued until 390 B.C. The "red figure" technique was a novelty deployed on the lekythos. The type called "squat lekythos" were produced some time between the second half of the 5th century and the 4th century B.C.