 At the time of the exhibition, "The Amasis Painter and His World" (1985), 132 vases had been attributed to this artist.As with any of the artisans working during the sixth century BC, very little is understood about the Amasis Painter's life or personality.Scholars do know that Amasis is a Greek version of an Egyptian name, more specifically of a contemporary Egyptian king, leading some to believe that the Amasis Painter—or at least the potter Amasis—may have been a foreigner, originally from Egypt.