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Scope

As TEK133A. Top of same boulder. Carvings on sloping upper surface.

Arrangement

Three humans (riders), three camels, bird, abstract: On left of panel is pecked outline of quadruped facing left with small ears and circular pecked hump, probably a camel. Saddle on back behind neck, rider with one arm holding neck/reins, the other stretched out behind holding vertical linear object (sword?). Pecked circle between legs of camel. To the right is crudely pecked indeterminate shape, possibly a bird facing left in motion, and pecked abstract shape. To the right on exfoliated surface are two incised camels with circular pecked humps. The upper camel faces right, rider behind neck holding reins in one hand, other hand raised behind and holding vertical linear object (sword?), line or phallus below belly of camel. The lower camel faces left, small rounded ears, rider behind neck holding reins in one hand, other hand raised behind holding linear vertical object (sword/staff?). Figure 6.5g

Biographical history

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