Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover secrets behind wondrous Roman creation

“Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover secrets behind wondrous Roman creation”

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have managed to recreate the extraordinary colour-shifting properties of the Lycurgus Cup, a 1,600-year-old Roman glass masterpiece housed in the British Museum. The remarkable feat, which involved embedding tiny particles of gold and silver into glass, reproduces a so-called dichroic effect that has puzzled historians and glass-makers alike for centuries. The cup transforms from jade green under standard lighting to a deep ruby red when illuminated…