• Unveiling the mysteries of the Lycurgus Cup, this post delves into the 1950s acquisition by the British Museum.
  • Elsner, Jaś, "The Lycurgus Cup", Chapter 12 in New Light on Old Glass: Recent Research on Byzantine Mosaics and Glass, 2013, British Museum...
  • For detailed bibliography on both the cup and diatreta in general see: D. B. Harden and J. M. C. Toynbee, ‘The Rothschild Lycurgus cup’, Archaeologia 97 (1959)...
  • English: The Lycurgus cup in the British Museum. Made from dichroic Roman glass. ... Brit Mus room 41 Lycurgus cup no lighting.JPG 3,000 × 4,000; 2.98 MB.
  • Yesterday, I went to the British Museum for the first time — how had I never been before? And I was able to see for myself the astonishing Lycurgus Cup .
  • A Timeless Treasure. Today, the Lycurgus Cup resides at the British Museum, captivating visitors with its beauty and scientific marvel.
  • Hence, the famous Lycurgus Cup in the British Museum proves that Romans were highly advanced and talented in science, mainly in the Nanotechnology field.
  • ...Institute of Chicago’s new Greek, Roman, and Byzantine galleries, we met the Lycurgus Cup on temporary loan to the Art Institute from the British Museum.
  • British Museum. @britishmuseum. The Lycurgus Cup is the only complete example of colour-changing dichroic glass from ancient Rome.