So Robert Cargill posted another theory about the ball base of the figure on the Jonah Ossuary, which I believe is on the right track.
When I read over it, it suddenly hit me: Perspective.
So I did a bit of perspective adjustment, myself... and guess what I found?
Below are the steps I took, as well as the assumptions I've made:
Step 1:
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The original image, labeled "no cgi." |
Step 2:
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I rotated it so that the border at the bottom was flat.
I believe that this was the intention of the artist
and is a safe assumption that it was meant to be a baseline.
I also marked the a stroke on the inscription
that I assume was meant to be vertical.
It runs right down the center of the figure. |
Step 3:
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I then, adjusted the aspect so that the two lines were perpendicular. |
Step 4:
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What does the "ball" at the base look like NOW? |
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My Conclusion:
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Something like this is my guess.
The base of a vessel.
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Peace,
-Steve
UPDATE: This article may have disappeared for about 10-15 minutes due to a mistake I made with the new blogger interface. Needless to explain, it's back. :-)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Further developments on the shape of the "head of Jonah" now show it to be quite flat, and that the image is much more vessel-like than fish like when taken in its proper aspect and size. See:
The entire figure corrected for aspect ratio and distortion:
http://aramaicdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/03/little-bit-more-perspective-patio-tomb.html
How many of the photographs and reproductions aren't faithful representations of what is actually on the ossuary:
http://aramaicdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/04/unfaithful-representation.htmlLabels: james tabor, jonah ossuary, pottery, robert cargill, simcha jacobovici, The Jesus Discovery, The Resurrection Tomb Mystery