Sultan Baybars stucco
data188/CB092
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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 6°.
- Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 36°.
- Contains one regular 6-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 36°.
- Contains one regular 12-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 66°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile (including one kite) and one reflective pair.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and no infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 203 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Vol 2, plate 52c (al-Zahir Baybars, Cairo, Egypt. stucco) of K A C Creswell. The Muslim Architecture of Egypt, Oxford, 2 volumes, 1952/59. [creswell] {}(1266-9AD, 664-7AH)
- 1044-1884 (Cairo, Egypt. Plaster cast) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}
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