- 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.
- Lycurgus Cup, Roman, 4th century AD, British Museum, 1958.1202.1. On loan to the Art Institute of Chicago.
- You can read more about this astonishing cup in this blog post by British Museum Curator Belinda Crerar.
- Until the Lycurgus Cup was acquired by the British Museum in the 1950’s (from the Rothschilds, meaning “red shield”), scientists had not examined it.
- The late Roman (4th century AD) Lycurgus cup is made of cut glass and is displayed in the British Museum in London.
- Though it measures just 15.9cm by 13.2cm, the Lycurgus Cup has been described as the most spectacular glass of its period. Housed in the British Museum...
- Hence, the famous Lycurgus Cup in the British Museum proves that Romans were highly advanced and talented in science, mainly in the Nanotechnology field.
- The Lycurgus Cup is the only complete example of colour-changing dichroic glass to survive from ancient Rome. The dazzling effect is achieved because...
- 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, an ancient Roman feat of pioneering nanotechnology in the fourth century exhibited at the British Museum.