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The History of God
FIELD No. 20FB
Visual depiction of A woolly rhinoceros lowering its massive horn at a rival on a Pleistocene plain

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Vol. I · Animism

A woolly rhinoceros lowering its massive horn at a rival on a Pleistocene plain

thick shaggy coat

cold grey-brown 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 An Andrewsarchus — the largest known predatory land mammal — stalking prey across a Mongolian Eocene plain

An Andrewsarchus — the largest known predatory land mammal — stalking prey across a Mongolian Eocene plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A chimpanzee using a stick tool to extract termites from a mound

A chimpanzee using a stick tool to extract termites from a mound

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A fire salamander on wet dark woodland moss after rain

A fire salamander on wet dark woodland moss after rain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Haast's eagle stooping on a moa in New Zealand forest

A Haast's eagle stooping on a moa in New Zealand forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A mantis shrimp striking at prey in a reef crevice

A mantis shrimp striking at prey in a reef crevice

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A polar bear mother with two small cubs walking across sea ice

A polar bear mother with two small cubs walking across sea ice

natural-animal