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Show The myth of Adam's skull has its origin in the ancient tradition according accord-ing to which the first man is buried' at Golgotha, beneath the very spot on which later the cross of Christ was erected. It is for this reason that, In the presentations of the -crucifixion, painters and sculptors were wont to place a skull at the foot of the cross. The fact that a skull embedded on a natural rock could be seen behind the Iron gate of the church of the Holy oross at Jerusalem, was calculated to give credence to the tradition. It has, however, been discovered that the skull in question was artificial, made of brass and painted over with gray color to give it the appearance of a natural skull. New York Tribune. |