Scope

Boulder adjacent to ELH100A in front of upper cliff in cluster at end of promontory. Carvings on sloping upper surface.

Arrangement

Giraffe, two antelopes, ostrich, four bovids, quadruped, indeterminate, grooves, incisions, pecking: Several superimposed animals. In centre of panel is incised outline of giraffe facing left with long neck, elongated legs, head indistinct, numerous fine incisions on body and legs, and area of smoothing on forelegs. At top of panel is pecked and incised outline of quadruped facing right with indistinct head, possibly a bovid. Below and superimposed by neck of giraffe are incised outlines of two quadrupeds facing right with upward and inward curving horns, possibly antelope (hartebeest?). Upper animal has line across rear end and beard below chin. Back legs of lower animal are pecked with circular feet. Some of lines reused in giraffe image. Below neck of giraffe is incised outline of bovid facing right with small head and backward curving horn, probably a bovid. Incised outline of bird facing left with long neck and legs, probably an ostrich, head indistinct. Head an neck of indeterminate animal superimposed over bird. At bottom of panel are incised outlines of three quadrupeds facing left. One with elongated legs in motion, probably a bovid, one with short upward pointing horns, pecking on and around head. Incisions and pecking at base of panel, and two clusters of incised grooves forming indeterminate images, possibly quadrupeds. Incised lines and pecking on panel. Figure 8.21a Wadi Bouzna in Le Quellec (1993) and Jelinek (1994, 2004)

Biographical history

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

Related materials

Wadi Bouzna in Le Quellec (1993 and Jelinek (1994, 2004