Rock Art, Watu Nale, Indonesia

3D Model

This striking (MAHS-IDN-NTT-KTL-IAT-S-004-F-0001) rock art is located on the eastern wall of a large andesite boulder in the middle of Lamagute Village, Nusa Tenggara Timur. It features a white/cream-colored anthropomorphic figure in a frontal stance, with limbs and male genitalia. It is distinguished by a central protrusion on top of its head, a possible adornment or headdress. Some scholars have pointed out that generally, white/cream colored pigments do not have bonding qualities or a long lifespan compared to hematite-based pigments; thus, the age of the image is indeterminate.

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MAHS Digital Asset code: MAHS-IDN-NTT-KTL-IAT-S-004-DA-001

Model created by Sheak Mahfujur Rahman