- In the 1950s, the British Museum came into possession an ancient glass chalice called the Lycurgus Cup, so named for its depiction of Dionysus’s triumph over...
- ...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.
- The Lycurgus Cup is currently held in the collection of the British Museum in London and thousands of people each year marvel at how the cup changes color...
- The Lycurgus Cup is a stunning example of ancient Roman craftsmanship. This 4th-century artifact is renowned for its unique color-changing properties.
- One of the most famous examples is the Lycurgus Cup (4th-century AD Roman glass, dedicated to the death of King Lycurgus) at the British Museum [5]...
- In the 1950s, Victor Rothschild sold the British Museum an artifact that had been passed down in his family for generations – the Lycurgus cup.
- The journey of the Lycurgus Cup from its Roman origins to its current home in the British Museum is shrouded in mystery.
- Ever since 1958, the Lycurgus Cup is in the possession of the British Museum.
- The Lycurgus Cup has been housed in the British Museum since 1958. Ancient nanotechnology that works But how does it work?
- Roman craftsmen made a remarkable coup around 300 A.D. — they produced a cup that is red when lit from behind and green when lit from the front.