Treherne, WR #2

The cave I found to be the most fascinating was The Shaft cave. This cave contains the Panel of the Wounded Man. This art piece contains a bison. a man, a bird, and a rhinoceros. I like this artwork because it immediately told a story and caught my eye. It seems as though the man is being attacked by an angry bison. The man is the only human drawn in the entire cave. Below the man there is a bird perched on what seems to be a stick. Researchers are unsure of the species of the bird because it is not clearly defined or drawn. The bird is seen to have similar characteristics to the man such as their heads appear to look the same. Back then, depictions of birds may have represented the conductors of souls. The rhinoceros obviously has a different appearance than the man,bird, and bison. Unlike the other drawings that are done with a brush, the rhinoceros is created by spraying pigments.The bison is depicted in a similar way as the other drawings, except his stance makes him appear as though he is about to charge again at the man. The line drawn through the horse has been interpreted as a javelin going through the bison's body. The bison is obviously very large and looks harmful.