Glass cage cup fragment

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Cage cups comprise a rare group of late Roman luxury glassware that was decorated with openwork designs in deep relief, usually in geometric patterns, less frequently in figural scenes. The most unusual type, as represented by this fragment, combines figures\u2014part of a satyr is visible here\u2014with a special effect known as dichroism, created by the composition of the glass. Minute particles of gold and silver have been added to the glass to make it appear to be two different colors, olive green in reflected light and reddish amber in transmitted light.

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