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Scope

Outcropping broken slab on upper slope of inselberg. Carvings on sloping upper surface.

Arrangement

Cow, oryx, two giraffes, bovid, two quadrupeds, bird, indeterminate, grooves: On left of panel is incised eroded outline of oryx, with long backward curving horns, hind broken off. To the right is finely incised outline of bird with long legs, head indistinct. To the right are incised outlines of two giraffes, perpendicular with necks and heads superimposed. Both have short upward pointing horns or ears, right hand giraffe has raised tail. Above is incised incomplete outline of bovid facing right with upward curving horns disappearing into rock crevice. To right of giraffes is incised outline of cow with upward curving horns. U-shaped grooves above. Below, on exfoliated surface, is incised outline of quadruped facing right with long neck, short upward pointing horns or ears, pecking on hide, possibly a giraffe. To the right is pecked and eroded outline of quadruped facing right, head indistinct. Pecked indeterminate image to the right, possibly an animal facing right.

Biographical history

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