The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass 4th-century cage cup made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and green when lit from in front. [1]

The colorful secret of a 1,600-year-old Roman chalice at the British Museum is the key to a super­sensitive new technology that might help diagnose human disease or pinpoint biohazards at...

Nov 5, 2023 · Cups were an important part of ancient Roman life, being used not just for drinking or decorative purposes, but also in rituals, celebrations and religious ceremonies. The use of cups in ancient Rome spanned many aspects of life and was an integral part of the culture.

A cage cup, also vas diatretum, plural diatreta, or "reticulated cup" is a type of luxury late Roman glass vessel, found from roughly the 4th century, and "the pinnacle of Roman achievements in glass-making". [1]

Jan 31, 2024 · Throughout history and where art meets science, few artifacts stand out quite like the Lycurgus Cup. Housed in the British Museum, this 4th-century Roman glass chalice is an enigma of ancient craftsmanship and a precursor to modern nanotechnology.

Oct 19, 2024 · The cup gets its name from the decorative artwork that depicts the mythical Greek king Lycurgus. According to legend, Lycurgus was killed after being entangled in a grapevine for taunting the god Dionysus. The cup is dated to the 4th century AD and is the most well-preserved version of a Roman cage cup.

Sep 4, 2016 · So, pour yourself a glass of your favourite vintage, sit back, and join me for a brief look at the variety of cups the Romans used to pour everything from water to nectar down their throats! Cups, throughout history, have come in an astonishing variety of …

Sep 2, 2013 · The Lycurgus Cup, as it is known due to its depiction of a scene involving King Lycurgus of Thrace, is a 1,600-year-old jade green Roman chalice that changes colour depending on the direction of the light upon it.

Dec 16, 2016 · The Lycurgus Cup is one of the best preserved Roman cage cups. Cage cups were clearly very difficult to make, and no doubt very expensive, but this particular specimen stands apart because it exhibits a strange optical phenomenon that had …

May 3, 2019 · The Lycurgus Cup was obviously a cup from Roman royalty that was treasured and cared for throughout the last 1600 years until modern scientists unlocked its secret.

The Romans had mastered the art of making one color appear on a goblet when in a certain light and another color appear on the same goblet in another light. The glass goblet known as the Lycurgus Cup appears jade green when lit from the front and appears red when lit …

The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass 4th-century cage cup made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and green when lit from in front.

Aug 29, 2016 · 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. This fascinating item, made of diachronic glass, was probably crafted in Rome in the 4 th century AD.

Feb 15, 2020 · The cup is a glass cage cup, but what makes it a real marvel is the fact that it looks jade green when lit from the front, but if it’s lit from behind it looks blood red. How is this possible? The cup was created using the earliest-known example of applied nanotechnology.

The Lycurgus Cup is a stunning example of ancient Roman craftsmanship. This 4th-century artifact is renowned for its unique color-changing properties. What makes it truly remarkable is the early use of nanotechnology to achieve this effect.

Nov 4, 2021 · Cage cups were a type of luxury Roman glass goblet, produced from roughly the 4th century AD: about fifty of them survived (more or less) to this day.

Feb 3, 2018 · Researchers in England examined broken fragments of the glass under a microscope and discovered that the Roman artisan who made the chalice was a pioneer in nanotechnology. Teeny tiny particles of silver and gold were added to the glass – particles so small they were just 50 nanometers in diameter.

Aug 29, 2013 · Anyone who lived through the 90s knows color-change technology—from T-shirts to free cereal spoons to doll hair—is nothing new. But it turns out even the ancient Romans had mastered the art of color-change, and to do so they relied on some pretty advanced feats of …

Nov 2, 2015 · Since Roman times wine-making techniques have gotten much more refined and a lot of varieties of wine were created, many of them Romans couldn’t even imagine. But what was it like – to have a cup of wine in ancient Roman world, and what would that cup look like?

Title: Glass cup. Period: Late Imperial. Date: 3rd century CE. Culture: Roman. Medium: Glass; blown in a dip mold. Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm) diameter 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) Classification: Glass. Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881. Object Number: 81.10.85

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