Geometry of Greek vases : Attic vases in the Museum of fine arts analysed according to the principles of proportion discovered by Jay Hambidge (1922)
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GEOMETRY OF GREEK VASES ratio 1.3416 = .4472X3. The diameter of the bottom of the bowl has the ratio .618. The foot apparently has the ratio .8416 = 1.3416 — .500. TABLE OF RATIOS OF THE THREE LARGE SKYPHOI Diameter of Diameter of Diameter of bowl No. Width Height bottom of bowl foot 1.000 104… … 107 107 Small Skyphos. Inv. 88.319. No figure decoration. Height, 0.105 m. Width, including handles, 0.188 m. Diameter of bowl, 0.1315 m. Diameter of foot, 0.076 m. The ratio is 1.7888 ( = .4472X4), four \/5 rectangles. The ratio, excluding the handles is 1.236, i. e., two whirling square…
Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924 · Vases, Greek · Design
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