Adam’s head
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The painting depicts a young African girl with a skull.
The skull symbol with two bones is called "Adam's head".
The origin of this emblem, symbol, sign is associated with the first man on earth, created on the last day of the creation of the world by God, the ancestor of all mankind - the forefather Adam. As is known from the book of Genesis, the fall of the first people made them mortal and subject to disease, and deprived them of God's grace. As it is written in the Scriptures (quote): "For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
The name of Adam has become a common noun. It refers to a person in the flesh or a sinner. The Explanatory Dictionary of Dahl records and explains the following expression: "Both you are Adam, and I am Adam; we are all Adam." It characterizes a person who is easily tempted.
According to sources, in the languages of some Turkic peoples in what is now Russia, the word "adam" means "man" or "citizen." The Karachay-Balkar dictionary of 1989, for example, offers a translation of the phrase "Sovet Soyuznu adamy" into Russian, which means "citizen of the Soviet Union."
The skull symbol with two bones is called "Adam's head".
The origin of this emblem, symbol, sign is associated with the first man on earth, created on the last day of the creation of the world by God, the ancestor of all mankind - the forefather Adam. As is known from the book of Genesis, the fall of the first people made them mortal and subject to disease, and deprived them of God's grace. As it is written in the Scriptures (quote): "For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
The name of Adam has become a common noun. It refers to a person in the flesh or a sinner. The Explanatory Dictionary of Dahl records and explains the following expression: "Both you are Adam, and I am Adam; we are all Adam." It characterizes a person who is easily tempted.
According to sources, in the languages of some Turkic peoples in what is now Russia, the word "adam" means "man" or "citizen." The Karachay-Balkar dictionary of 1989, for example, offers a translation of the phrase "Sovet Soyuznu adamy" into Russian, which means "citizen of the Soviet Union."
So, "Adam's head" refers to the human skull, specifically the skull of Adam
In the Holy Scriptures, the place where Jesus Christ was crucified, Golgotha, which literally means "the place of the skull," is considered the tomb of Adam. Therefore, in icons and crosses, the image of a skull can be seen at the feet of the crucified Christ. Symbolically, the skull of the first man is washed by the blood of the Savior, redeeming him from sin and death. In the person of Adam, all of humanity was washed and found salvation—eternal life—at the cost of Christ's crucifixion.
While in secular symbolism, the "Adam's head" represents danger, in the church, the skull of the first man depicted at the foot of Christ's crucifixion signifies salvation.
The girl leans on the skull of her beloved to save his soul.
While in secular symbolism, the "Adam's head" represents danger, in the church, the skull of the first man depicted at the foot of Christ's crucifixion signifies salvation.
The girl leans on the skull of her beloved to save his soul.
