58: Lycurgus Cup

Raise your glass to the most incredible chalice from antiquity. The Lycurgus Cup in the British Museum is truly exceptional for its exquisite beauty, delicate craftsmanship, magnificent detail, and a seemingly magical ability to transform colors before your very eyes. Discover the myth of the doomed Thracian king, Lycurgus, driven mad by Dionysus and ensnared by the wine god's creeping vines. Explore the wondrous curiosity of Roman cage cups found in collections across the world, including the Corning Museum of Glass and the Cologne Cup in the Römisch Germanisches Museum. . Connect at and .

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58: Lycurgus Cup is an episode from Ancient Art Podcast (audio) by Lucas Livingston.

This episode is 4:39 long.

This episode was published on Jul 18, 2013.

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