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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> |
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> 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> Eric Fernie studied the relief and noted its ancient measurement of the Greek fathom.<ref name="London1981">{{cite book|author=Society of Antiquaries of London|title=The Antiquaries journal: being the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London, The Greek Metrological Relief in Oxford by Eric J. Fernie, p. 255|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JAgpAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2011|year=1981|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> Jay Kapraff, following from the work of Anne Macaulay, has noted this length to be the same as the [[Megalithic rod|Megalithic Rod]] suggested by [[Alexander Thom]].<ref name="Kappraff2002">{{cite book|author=Jay Kappraff|title=Beyond measure: a guided tour through nature, myth, and number|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vAfBrK678_kC&pg=PA240|accessdate=23 April 2011|year=2002|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=9789810247027|pages=240–}}</ref><ref name="MacaulayBatchelor2006">{{cite book|author1=Anne Macaulay|author2=Richard A. Batchelor|title=Megalithic measures and rhythms: sacred knowledge of the ancient Britons|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QqkVAgAACAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2011|date=July 2006|publisher=Floris|isbn=9780863155543}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 16:30, 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 Sir William Fermor 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] 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] Eric Fernie studied the relief and noted its ancient measurement of the Greek fathom.[4] Jay Kapraff, following from the work of Anne Macaulay, has noted this length to be the same as the Megalithic Rod suggested by Alexander Thom.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b Jay Kappraff (2002). Beyond measure: a guided tour through nature, myth, and number. World Scientific. pp. 237–. ISBN 9789810247027. Retrieved 22 April 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Kappraff2002" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Society of Antiquaries of London (1981). The Antiquaries journal: being the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London, The Greek Metrological Relief in Oxford by Eric J. Fernie, p. 255. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Anne Macaulay; Richard A. Batchelor (July 2006). Megalithic measures and rhythms: sacred knowledge of the ancient Britons. Floris. ISBN 9780863155543. Retrieved 23 April 2011.