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Digital photograph (colour); view of painted rock art on a rock face taken with a fisheye lens and showing at least fourteen cows, four human figures and three unidentified quadrupeds distributed throughout the roof of the shelter. The cows cover the roof of the shelter and are depicted in every position (upright facing right or left, turned to the side or turned upside down) and infilled in different colours (red, orange, white) usually combined. Cows are represented humpless, with curved or lyre-like white horns (sometimes with reddish tips) and prominent udders. Necks are depicted rectangular, abnormally wide and either blank or infilled with red and white stripes, either straight or wavy. To the left of the panel, three infilled (white and red) human figures upright facing front, arms outstretched, wearing shirts? located under the legs or near the cows. To the left of the tableau: three infilled (red) unidentified quadrupeds upright facing right or turned to the side facing down w… (See Merlin record for full description)
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