Tag Archives: MOBILE

  • Jebel Habib, Tayma (detail)

    This close-up shows the elegance of the Arabian horse, the only figure on this massive rock face.

  • Jebel Habib, Tayma

    Jebel Habib is another half dome with a large flat surface ideal for carving petroglyphs. It is in a beautiful setting with sand drifting like waves on a seashore against the rock face.

  • Dhabiya, near Shamli, Ha’il Province

    Dhabiya is an attractive locality that has three individual panels separated by several meters. They all show very finely executed Arabian horses. This panel is the most interesting in that it has a man seated on a horse that is wearing a saddle blanket.

  • Uqulqh, Tayma

    Uqulqh is a large sandstone outcrop not far from the ancient city of Tayma. It features Arabian horses with tasseled tails that resemble those of donkeys or camels.

  • A’Abar Harema, Bir Hima

    This dramatic and complex panel shows a vivid battle scene with infantry, cavalry, and camel corps fighting with sabers and long lances. Whether this depicts one enormous battle or several smaller ones is difficult to say.

  • A’Abar Harema morning, Bir Hima

    This dramatic and complex panel shows a vivid battle scene with infantry, cavalry, and camel corps fighting with sabers and long lances. Whether this depicts one enormous battle or several smaller ones is difficult to say.

  • Fardath ZamZam, Bir Hima

    Fardath ZamZam is a panel rich in images of cavalrymen in battle with long lances and other weaponry. It also shows a few female figures. Different ages are represented by the palimpsest of images with different patinas.

  • Hisan Arnan, Ha’il Province

    Hisan Arnan, in Ha'il Province, is a large sandstone block with one face heavily packed with figures and writing.

  • Al Naslaa 2, Tayma

    When one approaches this massive half-dome, one is struck by the beauty of the sandstone and the desert around it. The sand seems to sweep up around it like waves along the seashore.

  • Al Daksh detail, Tayma

    This pretty panel has three very elegant Arabian horses depicted, with the central figure being the largest.