This was a fascinating article, thanks for sharing it! I actually got into stained glass really heavily recently and that's something I've run into and actually have used at this point: dichroic glass. What an interesting and beautiful effect! It's absolutely wild to see these mfs all the way back that far in history figuring out how to make this stuff. To the common person back then, it would have appeared to be some sort of wizardry i would think. Hell, i can't help but think that stuff still looks like wizardry today, lol.
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.
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 13 pts · 258d
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/12/lycurgus-cup-piece-of-ancient-roman.html
rycee@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 258d
Wow, great article! I had no idea that these existed.
frunch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 257d
This was a fascinating article, thanks for sharing it! I actually got into stained glass really heavily recently and that's something I've run into and actually have used at this point: dichroic glass. What an interesting and beautiful effect! It's absolutely wild to see these mfs all the way back that far in history figuring out how to make this stuff. To the common person back then, it would have appeared to be some sort of wizardry i would think. Hell, i can't help but think that stuff still looks like wizardry today, lol.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 258d
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.
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 258d
Very pleasantly surprised to find a Roman vessel of note that does not contain lead 👍