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Scope

Outcropping rock forming part of lower cliff of promontory terminus. Carvings on vertical surface, partly exfoliated.

Arrangement

Two cows, elephant, two giraffes, antelope, two quadrupeds, indeterminate, pecking, incised lines: On left section of panel is crudely pecked outline of elephant facing left with trunk ending in snout, large ear, long thin legs with rounded feet. To the right is incised outline of giraffe facing left with short upward pointing horns. On panel section to the right is incised outline of cow facing left with upward curving horns, later pecking on hide. To the right, superimposed over hind quarters of cow, is crudely pecked outline of quadruped facing left. Incised lines above form indeterminate shape, possibly an animal. Later pecking above image. Further to the right is incised outline of antelope facing left with short backward curving horns, forelegs exfoliated. On right section of panel is pecked outline of quadruped facing left, short raised tail, very eroded. U-shaped groove above. To the right is incised and partly exfoliated outline of giraffe facing right with long neck and legs, short upward horns and ear, eye, nostril, pecking on hide. To the right is pecked outline of cow with large upward curving horns. Superimposed by crudely pecked quadruped facing right with long neck, possibly a giraffe. Fine incised lines above and over these images. Figure 10.7

Biographical history

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