See Also: sycee(dictionary)

Exekias (sh) and sycee (iou)


Exekias (sh)




flourished งใ 540-520 BC, Greece

Greek potter.

He was the most famous of the black-figure vase painters (see black-figure pottery). His name is found on 13 surviving vases. He is known for his elegant drawing; his greatest gift was for conveying pathos and insight rather than overt action. Some 40 unsigned vases are attributed to him on stylistic grounds. He also made clay plaques designed to decorate tombs.


sycee (iou)



sycee noun. E18.
[Repr. Cantonese pronunc. of Chinese (Mandarin) x&igra; si lit. 'fine silk' (because the silver, if pure, can be drawn out into fine threads).]
In China, fine uncoined silver in the form of lumps of various sizes, usually stamped with a banker's or assayer's seal, formerly used as a medium of exchange. Also sycee silver.