Афродита од Виничко кале
Aphrodite from Vinicko kale

Summary/Abstract: The last researches conducted at the archaeological site Vinicko Kale in Vinica, Republic of Macedonia, in 2017, in the object Water tank from the early antique period, gave extraordinary results especially considering the movable archeological material which enables us new knowledge about this very little known period of the Kale. The object Water tank is uncovered and fully cleared and with that we gained the basic information about this construction which, after its functioning stopped, was a place where a lot of waste material was thrown and, luckily for us, was preserved till today. Among the numerous ceramic and metal materials, at the bottom of the tank, the marble sculpture broken in two of Aphrodite holding Eros in her hands was discovered. This sculpture is the only one of this kind discovered in the Republic of Macedonia and it might be a unique sample made by skillful hands of craftsman from a superb sculptural center.

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