An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s29.10
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s29.10
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Scales [6.26] with graded linear measurements are reported from KALIBANGAN and LOTHAL. The Lothal specimen is made of ivory with an extant length of 12·8 cm, width of 15 mm and thickness of 6 mm, with 27 lines evenly marked up to 44 mm. The graduated scale at KALIBANGAN is made of terracotta, with six markings of vertical lines spaced in three rows, with one end broken. Other details are not available. [Wheeler, 1968, has shown that generally the Harappa foot seems to vary between 13·0 to 13·2 inch (33 to 33·6 cm), while the Harappa cubit ranges from 20·3 to 20·8 inch (51·43 to 52·7 cm). It is possible that the proportion between the foot and the cubit was 1:1·5?]