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Scope

Slab immediately adjacent to MAK004A. Carvings on sloping surface.

Arrangement

Rhinoceros, antelope (Hartebeest?), giraffe, bovid, two quadrupeds: In centre of panel is pecked outline of quadruped facing right with pronounced cervico-thoracic hump, partly exfoliated. Above is pecked outline of quadruped facing right, partly broken off and exfoliated. To the right is incised outline of rhinoceros facing right with sloping back, long straight legs, two pointed ears, long head with upward curving horn on end of snout. Within this outline is incised outline of small antelope (Hartebeest?) facing right with cervico-thoracic hump, thin neck, upward curving horns. Below and partly shaped by the rhinoceros horn is incised outline of a giraffe facing right with long diagonal tail and upward pointing horn. Below is incised outline of a bovid facing right with thin backward curving horns, eroded head. Figure 6.16d

Biographical history

Deposited with the Society for Libyan Studies Online Archive by Tertia Barnett in 2019