Lycurgus Cup (view with light).

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ROMAN LATE ANTIQUE Anonymous (284 - c. 500): Dichroic glass changes color when held up to the light. The change in color is caused by colloidal gold and silver plus manganese in the glass. This cup is a type of vessel called a cage-cup because of the type of carving. The mythological scene shows Lycurgus being strangled by a vine after he had attacked Dionysos.

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