Scope

Angular boulder leaning against large boulder in a conspicuous boulder field at the mouth of a wide watercourse. Quarrying marks along one edge, truncating one of the images. Prominent crack across middle of face. When approaching from the E, this is the first boulder to be encountered at the mouth of the gulley leading onto the Hamada. Carvings on sloping upper surface.

Arrangement

Human, two cows, six ostriches, bovid, feline, four quadrupeds, bird, indeterminate: Panel covered with pecked animals, all similar style and patina. Including pecked outlines of two cows facing left, one with upward pointing horns, one with upward curving horns; three pecked ostriches, two facing right, one facing left; pecked outlines of three further ostriches all facing left with some pecking on body area; pecked outline of a bovid facing right with forward pointing horns and pecked rounded object behind head; pecked outlines of four quadrupeds facing left; pecked feline or possible dog facing right with upward curving tail; pecked bird facing left with long legs; two pecked indeterminate animals or shapes, and several pecked lines, possibly legs of an unfinished animal. In one corner of panel is pecked outline of human facing forward with double triangle body and circular, pecked head. Arms bent and raised to shoulder height.

Biographical history

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