IDNO

P.64277.BUR

Description

Boulder at Pniel with petroglyph of spotted animal figure, possibly a giraffe.

Place

S Africa; South Africa; Western Cape; Pniel

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Collector / Expedition

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Date

1927

Collection Name

Burkitt Collection

Source

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.64202.BUR to P.64285.BUR and P.65862.BUR were found inside the envelope now numbered C123/4/5/. This envelope, which originally contained a set of 15 postcards of the British Museum, was found inside the fourth drawer (C123/4/) of the entire green cabinet now numbered C123/.

Place: The site is located on the left bank of the Vaal River in the Northern Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. It is c. 23 kilometres north west of Kimberley. [Source: www.arch.soton.ac.uk [SW 11/12/2006]

Bibliographical Reference: Burkitt. M. C. 1928. South Africa’s Past in Stone and Paint. London. Cambridge University Press. Photograph reproduced as Plate VII with the caption “Engraving of a giraffe in the “dashes” style at Pniel”.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Getty Grant Program Two. [Sarah Worden 2/11/2006]