A Neolithic sculpture of a female figure has been discovered in Koobrzeg, Poland. Dating back at least 6,000 years, the Venus of Koobrzeg is the first of its kind ever found in Poland.The limestone figurine is 12 cm (4.7 inches) high and depicts a stylized female figure with exaggerated emphasis on sexual characteristics and distorted proportions. The arms and legs are shortened, symbolically carved to imply a seated position and arms folded over the breasts. The face is featureless. This type of figurine is known as a Venus because it is considered a symbolic representation of fertility and female generative power.It was found by a farmer in a field near the Parsta River in December 2022. In early 2023, a photo of the figurine was sent to Jan Orliski, president of the Parsta Exploration and Search Group. He and other researchers identified it as a worked figurine of the prehistoric Venus type, and shortly thereafter it was handed over to the Provincial Conservator of Monuments.On the surface of the figurine, there are visible indentations resulting from the nature of the raw material from which it was made a trace of the presence of mollusk shells. On the convex parts of the body, there are delicate traces of smoothing, especially around the breasts and hips, which may suggest the use of the figurine (e.g. storage in a package made of organic material e.g. leather?). The back of the figure is relatively flat, which may indicate that the figurine was placed vertically or attached to some base.Schematic anthropomorphic figurines are commonly found in Neolithic sites from the 6th and 5th millennium BC in the vast areas south and southeast of the Carpathians. Similar figurines are discovered in Anatolia and southern Europe. The Koobrzeg Venus is a unique find from Poland, where no analogy has been found so far.An interdisciplinary team of scientists has been studying the Venus and will soon published the results of their analyses. The figurine will be exhibited to the public for the first time at the Polish Arms Museum this fall.