• When viewed in reflected light, as in this flash photograph, the cup's dichroic glass is green in colour, whereas when viewed in transmitted light, the glass appears red.
  • However, the Lycurgus Cup is the only known complete example of a Roman diatretum vessel, making it an incredibly rare and valuable artifact.
  • Making the Lycurgus cup is one of many old crafts that has been lost by time. There is just one complete example of this method left: the cup itself.
  • In the 1950s, the British Museum came into possession of an ancient glass cup called the Chalice of Lycurgus or Lycurgus Cup, so named because it features...
  • A Dazzling Display of Color. The Lycurgus Cup stands out not just for its beauty but for its baffling ability to change color.
  • The Lycurgus Cup is the only intact example we have of what is now called “dichroic glass.” ... Video of Lycurgus Cup changing colors in the British Museum.
  • PDF | On Dec 1, 2007, Ian Freestone and others published The Lycurgus Cup-A Roman Nanotechnology | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
  • The Lycurgus Cup is a stunning example of ancient Roman craftsmanship. This 4th-century artifact is renowned for its unique color-changing properties.
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  • The Lycurgus Cup is an outstanding representation of ancient technology. Roman Lycurgus Cup is a 1,600-year-old jade green Roman chalice.