- On the Lycurgus cup, these bridges are grape vines and other figural elements. It depicts an unusual mythological scene from the story of King Lycurgus of Thracia.
- The cup, so-named for the carved depiction of Lycurgus (a Thracian king) it features, is an ornate 4th century piece that reflects a very high level of skill.
- The Lycurgus cup represents a short-lived technology developed by Roman glass workers. What does the imagery on the Lycurgus cup represent?
- The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass cage cup now in the British Museum, but until August 2013 on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago, made of a dichroic...
- The Lycurgus cup was probably the first ever optical artificial [meta]material – Ruby Glass – engineered to have properties that may not be found in nature.
- One of the most impressive glass-made objects on display at the British Museum is the luxurious Roman cage cup known as the Lycurgus Cup.
- The Lycurgus Cup is therefore made of a very rare glass, and this glass seems to have been saved for a very rare type of vessel – a figurative cage cup.
- Also - ScienceDaily SUCKS: That Liu paper was 'inspired' by the lycurgus cup as much my arse was inspired by a curry.
- Antik çağın bu harika eserlerinden biri Lycurgus Cup'tır. ... Lycurgus Cup müzede muhafaza edilmektedir ve bilimsel deneyler için kullanılamaz.
- Though it measures just 15.9cm by 13.2cm, the Lycurgus Cup has been described as the most spectacular glass of its period.