▁H uge ▁Le k yth oi , ▁special ised ▁in ▁decor ating ▁large ▁grave ▁vessels . ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century , ▁white - ground ▁v ase ▁painting ▁was ▁used ▁nearly ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁grave ▁le k yth oi . ▁When ▁that ▁v ase ▁type ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁BC , ▁white - ground ▁v ase ▁painting ▁also ▁ceased . ▁▁ ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁period , ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁white - ground ▁pot tery ▁occur ▁in ▁several ▁locations ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁World , ▁sometimes ▁painted ▁mon och rome , ▁sometimes ▁pol ych rome . ▁They ▁include ▁H â dra ▁v ases , ▁Can osa ▁V ases ▁and ▁v ases ▁of ▁the ▁Cent uri pe ▁type . ▁Lag yn oi ▁were ▁often ▁decor ated ▁in ▁white - ground ▁technique . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Don na ▁Kurt z : ▁A then ian ▁White ▁Le k yth oi . ▁Pattern s ▁and ▁P ain ters , ▁Clar end on ▁Press , ▁Oxford ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁ ▁L év êque , ▁Pierre ; ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁Greece , ▁" A br ams ▁Disc over ies " ▁series , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁▁ ▁John ▁Oak ley : ▁P ict uring ▁Death ▁in ▁Class ical ▁Ath ens . ▁The ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Le k yth oi , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁Cambridge ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁. ▁ ▁E