Greek Palmette Eyeglass Case and Lens Cloth

Description

The design on our eyeglass case and matching lens cloth is taken from a terracotta situla, a bucket-shaped vase for wine, attributed to the Lycurgus Painter (Greek, South Italian, Apulian, ca. 360–340 B.C.). This painted vessel in the Museum’s collection depicts spirited scenes of the wine-god Dionysos, while on either side is an elaborate palmette, an ornamental motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of the palm tree.

Eyeglass Case: Microfiber, metal, and PVC. 6'' x 2 1/2'' x 1 1/2''.
Lens Cloth: Microfiber. 6 1/2'' square.

Art History

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art consists of more than seventeen thousand works spanning in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It contains the art of many cultures and is considered one of the most complete in North America.