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Scope

Large cluster of boulders at base of escarpment. Carvings on vertical surface, large portion of panel missing, possibly deliberately removed. Quarry marks evident on top and edge of remaining panel.

Arrangement

Eland, giraffe, bovid, indeterminate, pecking, polishing: Incised outline of quadruped in motion facing right with long, backward curving horns extending the length of its body, possibly an eland. Incised lines and pecking on hide. Pecked lines above. To rear is incised outline of bovid facing right with upward and forward curving horns. Below to right is incised outline of giraffe facing right with long neck, head missing, some polishing and pecking on body. To right are incised lines forming indeterminate shape. Polishing along left edge of panel. Extensive surface pecking. At top of panel are several incised lines including two parallel curved lines, possibly part of an animal. Rest of image on missing panel portion. Surface pecking.

Biographical history

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