Exekias

Also spelled  Execias  Greek potter and painter who, with the Amasis Painter, is considered the finest of black-figure masters of the mid-6th century BC and is one of the major figures in the history of the art. His name is found on 11 vases. The commonest inscription on the vases is “Exekias epoiesen me” (“Exekias made me”). In two instances, on an amphora (a two-handled wine container) in the Vatican and on an