+══════════════════════+══════════+═══════════+═══════════+════════+══════+═══════════+ ║ │ BASE │PYRAMIDION │PYRAMIDION │ TOTAL │TAPER │ WEIGHT ║ ║ OBELISK. │(METRES). │ BASE. │ HEIGHT. │HEIGHT. │ 1 IN │ (IN TONS ║ ║ │ │ │ │ │ │ ENGLISH) ║ ║──────────────────────+──────────+───────────+───────────+────────+──────+───────────+ ║Aswân │ 4.20 │ 2.50 │ 4.50 │ 41.75 │ 24.3 │ 1168 ║ ║Aswân (later project) │ 3.15 │ 2.02 │ 5.31 │ 32.10 │ 23.7 │ 507 ║ ║Lateran │ 2.87 │ 1.90* │ 4.50* │ 32.15 │ 30.7 │ 455[5] ║ ║Ḥatshepsôwet │ 2.40 │ 1.78 │ 2.96 │ 29.50 │ 42.8 │ 323 ║ ║Vatican │ 2.69 │ 1.80 │ 1.34 │ 25.31 │ 26.9 │ 331 ║ ║Paris │ 2.42 │ 1.54 │ 1.94 │ 22.84 │ 23.7 │ 227 ║ ║London and New York │ 2.37 │ 1.63* │ 1.65* │ 21.18 │ 30.5 │ 193[6] ║ ║Maṭarieh │ 1.90 │ 1.23* │ 2.00* │ 20.42 │ 27.5 │ 121[5] ║ ║Tuthmôsis I^{st} │ 2.15 │ 1.40* │ 2.39* │ 19.60 │ 24.2 │ 143 ║ ║──────────────────────+──────────+───────────+───────────+────────+──────+───────────+ ║[5] After Gorringe.] ║ ║ ║ ║[6] Average, after Gorringe.] ║ +═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════+ It will be seen how close the measurements of the Aswân modified scheme are to those of the Lateran obelisk. Except for the height and base, I have had to scale the latter off a photograph, so the resemblance may be even closer.