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Scope

Boulder at base of corner of rock outcrop. Carvings on sloping surface.

Arrangement

Human (rider), horse, gazelle, three quadrupeds, indeterminate, abstract, grooves, incised lines: At top of panel is pecked outline of a horse facing left with triangular upper legs, upright ears, raised tail, rounded hooves. Pecked partially complete rider. To the left are incised rectilinear abstract images including a W shape, incised lines, and U-shaped grooves. In centre of panel is incised outline of a gazelle (dibatag?) with long neck and tail, forward curving horn. Superimposed over hind legs is incised outline of a quadruped facing right. Below is incised outline of a quadruped facing right with elongated back. To the right are finely incised lines forming indeterminate images, pecked outline of a quadruped facing right, and U-shaped grooves. Figure 7.54b Cavaliers face est in Pauphillet (1953); Mattingly et al (2003, 2007: 193)

Biographical history

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

Related materials

Cavaliers face est in Pauphillet (1953; Mattingly et al (2003, 2007: 193