Tomb of Khawjeh Rabi, Mashhad
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- Contains one regular octagon.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 100 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Part 4, Plate XXVII (Fatehpur Sikri, Friday Mosque, India. Omiiting some ornament) of E W Smith,. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri, Archaeological Survey of India, 1896. [smith2] (1571AD, 978AH)
- Photo 223 (black and white) (Tomb of Khawjeh Rabi, Mashhad, Iran. Mosaic faience panel) of Arthur Upham Pope. Persian Architecture, Thames and Hudson, 1965. [pope] {Good source book, but weak on geometric tiling patterns}(1622AD, 1031AH)
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