Could this be the'serpent' that spoke to Eve?Someone admired this creature enough to make a clay pendant of 'it'.
Lets not forget that flesh, feathers, or perhaps scales, 'go' with bones. There are recorded in the Bible, 4 conscious beings in the garden of Eden, 'God', Adam, Eve, and 'the Serpent'; this serpent, talked, and obviously thought, (connived,) schemed, and gave Eve a super sales pitch, 'beguiling,' Eve to eat the 'forbidden' fruit. Gen.3:1-13
Adam, and Eve, 'heard' the voice of 'god' 'walking' in the garden ... Gen.3:8
This 'god' cursed Adam, Eve and the serpent. Adam was condemned to be a worker/slave, Eve was condemned to give birth in pain, and the serpent was condemned to 'go' upon his belly, and to eat dust off of the ground, Gen.3:14, what you would call real low-down. From this verse, one can assume that the serpent did not 'go upon his belly' prior to the curse, so could have had arms and legs, and stood upright. I'm 'speculating' that both the 'pre-curse serpent' and the 'walking god' were advanced aliens, perhaps advanced in genetics, and cloning, as well as space travel, but not especially interested in our common good.
I am not an atheist, my God is Spirit, resides inside of me, communes through my mind.
All ancient myths have legends of 'Dragons'; and what is a Dragon, but a 'serpent' with arms, legs, a flaming breath, and 'wings' (it can fly), perhaps it came down from Heaven, thus it was either a god, Angel, or Cherub, .. (flying children?); after all who else can come from Heaven, (sky).
Fire, was always a good way to cover up evidence, either by burning it, or blowing smoke before eyes. Radiation can produce a red 'glow' looking like a 'fire' that does not consume. Exodus 3: 2-6, Exodus 24: 17 (I just use what's left of the Bible, I don't have access to the Vatican's Library.)
Ever read 'Chariot's Of The God's?' They, the aliens, have been with us since the beginning, obviously they could have harmed us if they wanted, with their advanced technology. Did they cause the flood? If so they promised a 'rainbow' that they would never again send a flood. We humans could cause any 'god' to tear out his or her hair.
I believe they worship the same one true God that we worship, because, in the beginning, when we were 'cloned' in 'his' image, we were given HIS SPIRIT. Buts that's getting so far off the beaten track, please forgive me.