– 400 C.E.
Ancient Cultures

Exekias, Attic black figure amphora
with Ajax and Achilles playing a game

Exekias (potter and painter), Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game, c. 540-530 B.C.E., 61.1 cm high, found Vulci (Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City)

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Exekias, Attic black figure amphora
Attica, Greece (found Vulci, Italy)
c. 540-530 B.C.E.

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