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The History of God
FIELD No. 7C73
Visual depiction of A Tiktaalik crawling onto land from a shallow Devonian river

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Vol. I · Animism

A Tiktaalik crawling onto land from a shallow Devonian river

fish body

stubby arm-like fins, dawn of terrestrial life, warm amber and jade palette, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Animal Spirits
Time period
Pre-history – present (animism is continuous)
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

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

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A pronghorn antelope in full bounding gallop across shortgrass prairie

A pronghorn antelope in full bounding gallop across shortgrass prairie

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Smilodon pride resting on a Pleistocene hillside after a kill

A Smilodon pride resting on a Pleistocene hillside after a kill

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A white-tailed deer drinking from a clear forest stream at dusk

A white-tailed deer drinking from a clear forest stream at dusk

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of An osprey pulling a large fish clear of a lake surface

An osprey pulling a large fish clear of a lake surface

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A black stork wading silently in a shallow Carpathian forest stream

A black stork wading silently in a shallow Carpathian forest stream

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A dense krill swarm in Antarctic waters

A dense krill swarm in Antarctic waters

natural-animal