Adam of Macedonia

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The Adam of Macedonia figure

The Adam of Macedonia, earlier often referred to as the Adam of Govrlevo , [1] is a neolithic sculpture found by archaeologist Milos Bilbija of the Skopje City Museum where it now resides. [2]

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More than 7,000 years old, it is the oldest artwork and artifact found in the Republic of North Macedonia. Dating from the 6th millennium BC, the sculpture's creator represented a sitting male body, and showed details in the spine, ribs and navel, and erect phallus.

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