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The History of God
FIELD No. 337C
Visual depiction of Deus Altissimus

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Vol. IV · Monotheism

Deus Altissimus

God Most High

the Melchizedek title in Latin, inscribed on a Romanesque cathedral tympanum with the divine enthroned in majesty above the portal

Organization
Abrahamic Monotheism
Time period
c. 1200 BCE – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how Names of the One God has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of Al-Musawwir

Al-Musawwir

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Dibbera

Dibbera

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Ho Theos

Ho Theos

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Ruach Ha-Kodesh

Ruach Ha-Kodesh

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Fattah

Al-Fattah

Names of the One God

 Visual depiction of Al-Wasi'

Al-Wasi'

Names of the One God