“A Labor of Love”: Scientists Re-Create the Color-Changing Glass Used to Make a 1,600-Year-Old Roman Masterpiece
Visitors to London’s British Museum can admire a remarkable example of Roman ingenuity that’s considered one of the seven glass wonders of the world. Dated to the fourth century, the ornate Lycurgus Cup is a soft jade green — or a striking ruby red, depending on where the light source is positioned. The goblet’s color-changing […]
