纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 057海德薇玻璃杯（9）（在线收听）

All this opens up an intriguing possibility; we know that Hedwig's brother-in-law, the King of Hungary, spent some time in the city of Acre. Could he have commissioned the beakers while he was there? It would explain why they were later connected to Hedwig, the family saint, and how they came to central Europe. A fragment from a Hedwig beaker has been found in his royal palace in Budapest, so it's a realistic possibility. It can't, of course, be any more than just a guess, but I must confess that I'm beguiled by the idea, and I feel it might just be the solution to the puzzle of the Hedwig beakers. But research, as always, continues - and a different answer may well appear in due course, so watch this space.

In the next programme, we'll be with another luxury object connected with rich women, and also freighted with spiritual meaning. We'll be in Japan... with a group of mirrors thrown into a sacred lake.

所有这些情况造成了一个饶有趣味的可能。我们知道海德薇的姐夫匈牙利国王曾在阿卡居住过一段时间，是否是他在此处停留期间下令制造了这些玻璃杯？这也许能解释为什么这些杯子会和他家族中的圣徒海德薇有关联，也能解释为什么它们来到了中欧。在他位于布达佩斯的宫殿内，我们也发现过海德薇玻璃杯的碎片，因而这个推测很可能是成立的。但无论如何，目前这依旧只是猜测。这一假设相当诱人，也许真能解开缠绕海德薇玻璃杯已久的由来之谜。