- Ever since 1958, the Lycurgus Cup is in the possession of the British Museum.
- 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.
- — British Museum (@britishmuseum) March 26, 2019. Perhaps the most notable thing about the “Lycurgus Cup” is its nano-materialistic properties.
- The Lycurgus Cup is an outstanding representation of ancient technology. Roman Lycurgus Cup is a 1,600-year-old jade green Roman chalice.
- The cup depicts the punishment of Lycurgus, a mythical king who was ensnared in vines for committing evil acts against the Greek god Dionysus.
- Elsner, Jaś, "The Lycurgus Cup", Chapter 12 in New Light on Old Glass: Recent Research on Byzantine Mosaics and Glass, 2013, British Museum...
- The Story Behind the Cup. Lycurgus Cup is a mysterious antique from the end of the Roman period (4th Century AD).
- The journey of the Lycurgus Cup from its Roman origins to its current home in the British Museum is shrouded in mystery.
- Select an annotation. click & hold to rotate. Lycurgus Cup - Roman cage cup- British Museum 3D Model.
- Image copyright the British Museum, released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. According to legend, Lycurgus banned the Cult of Dionysus from his lands.