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Scope

Outcropping rock forming part of lower cliff on end of small promontory on edge of embayment, facing out into wadi. Three carved adjacent panels (FUG112A-C). FUG112A carvings on vertical surface.

Arrangement

Giraffe, oryx, gazelle (gerenuk?), quadruped (baboon?): At top of panel is pecked quadruped facing right with cervico-thoracic hump and long backward curving horns, possibly an oryx. Body area completely pecked. Below is pecked outline of giraffe facing right with pronounced hump, short upward pointing horns or ears, and large peck marks on hide, smaller peck marks on head. Tail is raised and almost joins tail of oryx above. Multiple short lines depicting hair on mane and shoulder. To the right is pecked outline of gazelle facing right with long neck and backward then upward curving horns, possibly a gerenuk. To the right is pecked outline of quadruped facing left with small head and ears, slightly raised tail, possibly a baboon.

Biographical history

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