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Scope

Large panel of outcropping rock forming part of upper cliff on southern side of ZIN spur. Carvings on vertical surface.

Arrangement

Bovid, seven ostriches, grooves, abstract, indeterminate: in centre of panel is large pecked rectilinear abstract image with off-set pecked cupmark. Seven pecked birds facing right with long necks and legs, probably ostriches. Five have whole body pecked, two have pecked outlines. On upper left of panel is pecked outline of bovid facing left with straight upward pointing horns, possibly a cow. Several ground U-shaped grooves on either side of abstract motif, and several eroded lines, possibly remnants of indeterminate figures. Zeigert (1969); Mattingly et al (2003, 2007: 101-102, 2010: 75-77)

Biographical history

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

Related materials

Zeigert (1969; Mattingly et al (2003, 2007: 101-102, 2010: 75-77