Rock Art in the Sahara
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This rock painting is in a shelter called Ahréné in Wadi Iherir. It shows a large ox painted with patterns. Note the similarity with the engraved ox of Tin-Terhert (see Saharan rock art 578, 579). Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer - 1993
521 - Séfar (Tassili-n'Ajjer). – Pastoral scene. At the bottom left, an animal that is difficult to identify. It might be a sow with a piglet. Several standing or sitting figures. A large ox on the right. The "sow" is 0.24 m long.
601 - Tin-Kani (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - Three figures from the "round heads" period in Sefar style. The one in the middle is a woman. The work was executed in white and dark brown. The figure on the left measures 0.87 m in height. Detail of photo 600.
607 - Ihérir (in the locality of Ahréné, Tassili-n'Ajjer). – Large ox painted with patterns intended to represent the coat. A comparison should be made with the bovine engraved at Tin-Terhert (photos 578 and 579).
628 - In-Debiren (Tassili-n'Ajjer). - The engraved oxen seen here make maximum use of pre-existing cupules for the nostrils and eyes. The one on the left appears overloaded in its greatest width.