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Scope

Outcropping rock forming part of lower cliff on end of main promontory. Carvings on vertical surface.

Arrangement

Giraffe, cow, two ostriches, indeterminate, inscription: On centre left of panel is pecked outline of cow facing right with large outward then upward curving horns, some later pecking over image. Superimposed on body of cow are legs and hooves of lightly pecked giraffe facing left with long neck, indistinct head and pecked hide. Above and right are incised lines forming indeterminate shapes. Below are pecked outlines of two ostriches facing right with long necks and legs. Along left edge of panel is pecked Libyan inscription running vertically, partially superimposing hind of cow.

Biographical history

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