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The Lycurgus Cup, which changes color when lit from behind, Roman Empire, 4th century AD (media.piefed.social)
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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

One of my favorite historical artifacts of all times. The fact that such a magnificent thing was (still) produced in the 4th century tells us about the millions of such treasures, and perhaps greater, that were produced earlier and then forever lost to history.