These mini bottles have come to light in the area of the modern Hungarian city named Győr. Her Roman name was Arrabona, a city rich in Roman Age foundings.
Goddess Isis herself has come a long way from the Age of the Egyptian pharaohs to the Imperial Age of the land of Pannonia. Namely in Pannonia not the Egyptian Goddess Isis was worshiped. Totally the same in her name and appearance, but the Goddess worshiped in Pannonia was a drastically Hellenized Goddess. Isis became so popular, because she offered much than the Greco-Roman gods, who were themselves vulnerable agains the Fate. Isis has power over the highest Gods and over the Fate, over the inescapable actions of Life. She was honored not just for her huge power, but because her followers believed that with the helping hand of the Goddess they will be avoid their Fate and defeat Destiny.
The Gods and Goddessef from Alexandria arrived to the land of Pannonia by Italian convey. The Amber Road was not just for delivering material goods, philosophy, religion and beliefs also made their way across different cultures.
The most important cult-centre of Goddess Isis is in Savaria as far as we know. This large city was not just the centre of the Goddess, but also the main cultic place for Egyptian gods and rites.
These glass bottles are from the end of the 1st century or the beginning of the 2nd century. The exact site is unknown, somewhere from the area of Arrabona city. Fragnant offerings for the Goddess were frequent, but perfumes were also used by rich and wealthy citizens.
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