. ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁five ▁H uge ▁Le k yth oi ▁( c . ▁ 7 0 – 1 0 0 ▁cm ▁high ) ▁are ▁covered ▁entirely ▁in ▁white ▁s lip , ▁which ▁suggests ▁an ▁im itation ▁of ▁mar ble ▁le k yth oi ▁for ▁fun er ary ▁purposes . ▁ ▁White - ground ▁v ase ▁painting ▁often ▁occurred ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁red - figure ▁v ase ▁painting . ▁Es pecially ▁typical ▁of ▁this ▁are ▁k y lik es ▁with ▁a ▁white - ground ▁interior ▁and ▁a ▁red - figure ▁exterior ▁image . ▁White - ground ▁painting ▁is ▁less ▁dur able ▁than ▁black - ▁or ▁red - figure , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁such ▁v ases ▁were ▁primarily ▁used ▁as ▁vot ives ▁and ▁grave ▁vessels . ▁ ▁Types ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁white - ground ▁v ase ▁painting ▁took ▁place ▁parallel ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁black - ▁and ▁red - figure ▁styles . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁that ▁development , ▁five ▁sub - styles ▁can ▁be ▁noted : ▁ ▁Early ▁use . ▁The ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁technique ▁is ▁a ▁fragment ary ▁kan th ar os ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁pot ter - p ain ter ▁N earch os ▁ca . ▁ 5 7 0 ▁BC ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁A then ian ▁Ac ropol is ▁( A k ropol is ▁ 6 1 1 ). ▁The ▁technique ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁stro bing ▁bands ▁of ▁colour ▁that ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁v ase . ▁and ▁is