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The relief measures 2.09 m long, 62 cm high by ca. 10 cm thick and is broken over the figure's left forearm but when complete it measured one [[ancient Greece|Greek]] fathom or [[orguia]].<ref name="Tavernor2007">{{cite book|author=Robert Tavernor|title=Smoot's ear: the measure of humanity|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8kg-t6xsv48C&pg=PA22|accessdate=22 April 2011|year=2007|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300124927|pages=22–}}</ref> From elbow to fingertip measures approximately 52 cm, equivalent to a Royal [[Cubit]]. There is also an image of a foot above the right forearm which measures 29.7 cm, an imprint of a clenched fist over the right forearm of 11 cm and fingers, which measure between 1.85 and 2 cm.<ref name="Lorenzen1966">{{cite book|author=Eivind Lorenzen|title=Technological studies in ancient metrology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aToLAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2011|year=1966|publisher=Nyt Nordisk Forlag}}</ref> |
The relief measures 2.09 m long, 62 cm high by ca. 10 cm thick and is broken over the figure's left forearm but when complete it measured one [[ancient Greece|Greek]] fathom or [[orguia]].<ref name="Tavernor2007">{{cite book|author=Robert Tavernor|title=Smoot's ear: the measure of humanity|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8kg-t6xsv48C&pg=PA22|accessdate=22 April 2011|year=2007|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300124927|pages=22–}}</ref> From elbow to fingertip measures approximately 52 cm, equivalent to a Royal [[Cubit]]. There is also an image of a foot above the right forearm which measures 29.7 cm, an imprint of a clenched fist over the right forearm of 11 cm and fingers, which measure between 1.85 and 2 cm.<ref name="Lorenzen1966">{{cite book|author=Eivind Lorenzen|title=Technological studies in ancient metrology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aToLAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2011|year=1966|publisher=Nyt Nordisk Forlag}}</ref> E. C. Fernie studied the relief and noted a relatioship between the Greek fathom and the [[Megalithic Rod|Megalithic Yard]] discovered by [[Alexander Thom]].<ref name="Fernie1995">{{cite book|author=E. C. Fernie|title=Romanesque architecture: design, meaning and metrology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IPIeAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2011|year=1995|publisher=Pindar Press|isbn=9780907132899}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:58, 23 April 2011
| Metrological Relief | |
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| Material | Marble |
| Created | 5th century |
| Discovered | Turkey or Greek Islands by William Petty |
| Present location | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom |
The Metrological Relief (Ashmolean Museum number: AN.Michaelis 83) is a Ancient Greek relief of a man with arms outstretched, cut with hammer and chisel on a triangular, marble slab between 460 to 430 BC.[1] It was found in Turkey or the Greek Islands in 1625-26 AD by a chaplain called William Petty collecting sculptures for Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. It was sold to Baron Leominster in 1691 and then presented to Oxford University in 1755. It is now on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, United Kingdom. It was the only known metrological relief until 1988 when another was found on Salamis Island, Greece.
Measurements
The relief measures 2.09 m long, 62 cm high by ca. 10 cm thick and is broken over the figure's left forearm but when complete it measured one Greek fathom or orguia.[2] From elbow to fingertip measures approximately 52 cm, equivalent to a Royal Cubit. There is also an image of a foot above the right forearm which measures 29.7 cm, an imprint of a clenched fist over the right forearm of 11 cm and fingers, which measure between 1.85 and 2 cm.[3] E. C. Fernie studied the relief and noted a relatioship between the Greek fathom and the Megalithic Yard discovered by Alexander Thom.[4]
References
- ^ Jay Kappraff (2002). Beyond measure: a guided tour through nature, myth, and number. World Scientific. pp. 237–. ISBN 9789810247027. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Robert Tavernor (2007). Smoot's ear: the measure of humanity. Yale University Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 9780300124927. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Eivind Lorenzen (1966). Technological studies in ancient metrology. Nyt Nordisk Forlag. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ E. C. Fernie (1995). Romanesque architecture: design, meaning and metrology. Pindar Press. ISBN 9780907132899. Retrieved 23 April 2011.