A Roman mould-blown glass beaker with honeycomb pattern from the 4th century AD. At the moment it is on display at @rijksmuseumvanoudheden in Leiden, on loan from a private collection. This glass was probably made in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, possibly in Syria or Egypt, but glasses like this one were spread all over the Roman Empire. This glass has a pattern of irregularly shaped hexagons. Such honeycomb patterns were not only popular in the (Eastern) Roman Empire but also in the Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD), that bordered the eastern Roman provinces. #rijksmuseumvanoudheden #leiden #glass #glas #mouldblownglass #glassblowing #syria #egypt #romanempire #ancientrome #ancientromanglass #easternromanempire #antiquity #lateantiquity #history #honeycomb #honeycombpattern #hexagon #roman #romanart #romanglass #art #museum #green (bij Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHm1qcKHyDb/?igshid=7x2hh6uoatwd
