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Scope

Outcropping rock of lower cliff forming panel immediately to left of CHA115G. Convoluted surface with several facets and fissures. Carvings on vertical surface.

Arrangement

Bovid, two quadrupeds, abstract, grooves, incised lines, holes: At top of panel are incised X symbols, one enclosed by incised circle. To the right are series of incised X symbols, some within incised circles, U-shaped grooves, and a quadruped facing right with oval body. In centre of panel are series of incised X symbols, U-shaped grooves, and incised lines, some forming an abstract shape, a possible quadruped, and a row of holes bored or gouged into the rock as if for extraction. Several further shallow holes form a diagonal row down the right side of the panel. Below, on a small sunken facet, is incised outline of a bovid facing up the panel with phallus, ears, and short upward pointing horns. Incised U-shaped grooves and wide circular hollow to the right. Incised X symbols, U-shaped grooves and circular holes on facet to the left. Figure 8.3a

Biographical history

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