Another masterpiece from the day out with City Lit at the British Museum : the black-figure Exekias Amphora, showing Achilles slaying Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons. Made around 540 BCE in Athens, this amphora is a triumph of detail and drama. Just as Achilles drives his spear into her, their eyes meet and according to myth says, he falls in love with her the moment he kills her. Exekias, one of the greatest painters and potters of the Archaic period, is attributed to creating this piece. He’