biography
pronunciation:
[ekseekias]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.550–525 BC)
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| biography:
| Greek potter and vase painter who worked in the so-called ‘black figure’ style. The most famous of his vessels, on which is inscribed ‘Exekias made and decorated me’, is in the Vatican Museum, and depicts Achilles and Ajax playing dice. |
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