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The Lycurgus Cup, a cage-cup ( diatreta ) made of dichroic glass, Late Roman Empire, 300s AD. Room 41, British Museum.
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English: The Lycurgus Cup, a cage-cup ( diatreta ) made of dichroic glass, Late Roman Empire, 300s AD. Gilded silver rim and foot were probably added in the late 1700s.
Information provided by the British Museum : "its glass contains tiny amount of gold and silver which cause it to turn from opaque green to translucent red when light is shone through."Room 41, British Museum. |
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