File:Front of 4th century CE Roman Lycurgus Cup, British Museum (1958,1202.1).jpg

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English: The most magnificent of all ancient #Roman ‘cage cups’ is the 4th c. CE Lycurgus Cup, made of dichroic glass. In normal light, the glass appears milky green, when backlit, it glows a ruby red. The effect was achieved by adding silver and gold nanoparticles to the glass.
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The most magnificent of all ancient #Roman ‘cage cups’ is the 4th c. CE Lycurgus Cup, made of dichroic glass. In normal light, the glass appears milky green, when backlit, it glows a ruby red.

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Lycurgus Cup

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17 December 2023

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51°31'9.570"N, 0°7'33.848"W

heading: 66.61796574624258 degree

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