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Summary
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English: So-called Lycurgus Cup
Français : Coupe dite de Lycurgue (
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| Artist |
Unknown artist
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| Title |
English:
So-called Lycurgus Cup
Français :
Coupe dite de Lycurgue
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| Description |
English:
The madness of King Lycurgus; side A of a Late Roman cage cup in dichroic (changing colour) glass, here glowing glowing red because light shines through it.
Français :
La folie du roi Lycurgue, face A d'une coupe en verre dichroïque (changeant de couleur), ici de couleur rouge parce qu'il se trouve à la lumière.
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| Date | 4 th century AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | glass | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 16.5 cm (6.4 in); diameter: 13.2 cm (5.1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Main floor, room 41: Europe AD 300-1100
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| Accession number |
M&ME 1958.12-2.1
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permission
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I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution 2.5 Generic
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