Lycurgus Cup
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The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass 4th-century cage cup made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and gr
Appearance when back-lit
When viewed in reflected light, as in this flash photograph, the cup's dichroic glass is green in colour, whereas when viewed in transmitted light, the glass appears red.
The Rubens Vase, an agate hardstone carving of c. A.D. 400
The satyr with the rock, in the new 2014 display
Waddesdon Bequest
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In 1898, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British Museum as the Waddesdon Bequest the contents from his New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor. This consisted of a wide-ranging collection
The new 2015 display, with Renaissance metalware, most in silver-gilt, and maiolica
Display in 2014, mostly of Renaissance enamel, but including ancient handle mounts and the St Valerie chasse reliquary
Another display in Room 45, mostly of objects in iron or Limoges enamel
Self-portrait with her family by Charlotte Nathan Rothschild, Baron Ferdinand's mother, 1838. Part of Baron Anselm's collection can be seen behind her.