Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar
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This display is as in the Alhambra ceramic dados, North end of Sala del Mexuar. To see it with the 16-pt star in the centre see Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 22.5°.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- Contains one regular 16-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
- There are 11 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites) and one reflective pair.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition with straight cross-overs, but interlace counts not determined.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 901 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- John Rigby's photograph 38a (Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar, Spain. From Andalucian study tour, using these colours) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
- Photo by David Wade: SPA 0929x (Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
Photographs
Collections of similar tilings
Patterns using same irregular tiles: 2
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