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Scope

Large boulder part way up the slope of escarpment flank. Carvings on two faces. FUG197A carvings on near vertical surface.

Arrangement

Bull, dog, ostrich: Linear frieze of three pecked animals facing right, possibly a narrative. Possibly related to FUG197B carvings which continue linear arrangement on adjacent panel. On left is dog in motion with short upward pointing ears and raised curled tail. To the right is an ostrich, possibly being chased by dog, with open beak, upward stretched wings, feet with two toes depicted. Further right is bull with phallus, long tail, ears, circular feet and upward curving horns.

Biographical history

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