Western tomb tower, Kharraqan
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *632 (p6m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 30°.
- Contains one equilateral triangle.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- Contains one regular hexagon.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 139 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plate 25 (Western tomb tower, Kharraqan, Iran) of Sonia P, Seherr-Thoss. Design and color in Islamic architecture; Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Smithsonian Institution, 1968. [seherr] {312p}(1093AD, 485AH)
- Vol1, page 138 (Gowhar Shad mosque, Mashhad, Iran) of Mahmood Maher al-Naqsh. Design and execution of drawing in Iranian tilework, Islamic period, Reza Abbasi Museum, 1983. [iran] {Good collection of Iranian patterns, text in Persian} Available on Internet.(1418AD, 821AH)
- Photo by Bernard O'Kane (Abdallah Ansari, Gazur Gah, Herat, Afghanistan, Central Asia. Tilework from the east iwan) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1428AD, 831AH)
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