Daniel 3.1 gives two dimensions:
- height: 60 cubits;
- width: 6 cubits.
The exact value of the cubit varied according to region and period. An estimate of roughly 45 to 50 centimeters leads to the following dimensions:
- height: about 27 to 30 meters;
- width: about 2.7 to 3 meters.
The ratio of height to width is therefore 10 to 1.
These proportions are very elongated for a human statue represented naturally. Several explanations are conceivable: the dimensions might include a large pedestal; the monument might have had a form closer to a monumental image or a stele than to a classical human statue; finally, the text may simply give the maximum dimensions of the whole.
None of these solutions can be demonstrated with certainty from Daniel 3.1.