Boa Figure, Boa Island (Images)
One of two carved statues situated on White Island, County Fermanagh. The larger, the Boa Island figure, is regarded as one of the most enigmatic and remarkable stone figures in Ireland. It is called a 'Janus figure' because it has two faces, reminding some of the Roman two-headed deity Janus, however, it is thought more likely to represent a Celtic god or indeed goddess.
NISMR No.: FER 153:008
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The Discovery Programme |
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Contacts
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Mr Anthony Corns
Technology Manager
The Discovery Programme
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Merrion Square
Dublin
D2
Dublin
Dublin
Ireland
+353 1 639 3039
+353 1 639 3710
info@discoveryprogramme.ie
The Discovery Programme
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Copyright Credit Line
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme |
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Europeana Rights
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Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND) |
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Spatial
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Caldragh Graveyard, Boa Island
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Protection Type
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Scheduled monument Northern Ireland |
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Start Date
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-500 |
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End Date
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400 |
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Period Name
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Iron Age Period |
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Materials
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Stone |
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Heritage Asset Type
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Carved stone figure |
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Rear elevation of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Rear elevation of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Perspective view 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Perspective view 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Perspective view 3 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Perspective view 3 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Perspective view 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Perspective view 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
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Perspective view 4 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Perspective view 4 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
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Photograph 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Photograph 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
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Side elevation 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Side elevation 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
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Side elevation 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Side elevation 1 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
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Front elevation of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Front elevation of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh created using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
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Photograph 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Photograph 2 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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image/jpeg |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
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Photograph 3 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Photograph 3 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
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Photograph 4 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Photograph 4 of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
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Plan view of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermanangh |
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Plan view of Janus Man, Boa Island, Co. Fermananghcreated using Artec handheld scanner |
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Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
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Close Range Scanning |
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Description
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The Artec EVA scanner is used to generate high resolution models of surfaces with small scale detail. The Artec EVA uses structured light to record. A forensics tent is used to create a controlled lighting environment and ensure measurement can proceed regardless of the weather when used outdoors. Scanning is undertaken with the fastest speed setting (15 frames per second) and with a minimum 400 mm depth of field. The data is recorded with sufficient overlap between scans to ensure easy registration.
Resolution 0.5 mm
Accuracy 0.1 mm
Accuracy over distance 0.03% over 100 cm
Texture Resolution 1.3 mp
Colours 24 bpp
Light Source flash bulb (no laser)
Video frame rate 16 fps
Exposure time 0.0002 s
Post-processing is done in Artec Studio 9 software: individual scans are edited, aligned, before a final surface is generated using global registration, fusion, and a small objects filter algorithm. If required, a textured surface can also be created. The model is exported from Artec Studio 9 as an .obj file. For dissemination purposes a 3D pdf of the model is generated using Geomagic Studio 2012. |
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Purpose
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Measured survey |
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Techinques
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Photogrammetric scanning,Modelling |
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Equipment
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Artec Studio 9.2,HP Computer,Artec EVA |
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Actor
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Gary Devlin, Individual, Geo-surveyor |
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Actor
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Robert Shaw, Individual, Senior Geo-surveyor |
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Actor
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Anthony Corns, Individual, Technology Manager |
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Actor
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Patrick Griffin, Individual, 3D Modeller |
