Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c11.124

c11.124

(1) Measurements of the Sarnath Lion-capital :— Height of the stump in situ 6 ft. 8 in., total height including all the fragments or broken pieces of the shaft 37 ft., ht. of the lotus 2 ft., ht. of the abacus 1 ft. 1½ in., diameter of the round drum 2'-10'', ht. of the Lions 3 ft. 9 in., ht. of the Dharma-Chakra 2 ft. 8 in., internal diameter of the Dharma-Chakra 2 ft. 5 in. to 2 ft. 1 in., width of the rim of the Wheel 3. 65 in., thickness of the rim varies from 2. 65 in. at the inner end to 1 inch at the outer end.