The Lycurgus Cup, as it is known due to its depiction of a scene - TopicsExpress



          

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. It baffled scientists ever since the glass chalice was acquired by the British Museum in the 1950s, as they could not work out why the cup appeared jade green when lit from the front but blood red when lit from behind.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:11:53 +0000

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