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Scope

Outcropping bedrock on edge of slope on small promontory on W side of small LGR embayment, directly opposite pass. Carvings on sloping surface.

Arrangement

Two humans, cupmark: Symmetrical arrangement comprising incised outlines of two humans facing each other with arms bent and raised to shoulder height, double triangle shaped geometric bodies, knees slightly bent and feet facing inwards towards the other figure, fingers on outer arms depicted. The left figure has a circular head, the right has a tulip shaped head, both have three incised lines (feathers?) extending from them. Between the figures, and held by both of them, is a possible triangular bladed dagger with circular pommel, its tip pointing downwards towards a large, pecked cupmark situated directly below and between the figures. Figure 7.29

Biographical history

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