Roman mosaic, Split and Grado
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Note that the Grado version contains much more ornament than the Split version. Also note that the octagon is not regular.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is *442 (p4m).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 45°.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 71 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Pl 180 (b,c) (Split and Grado) of Catherine Balmelle .... Le deÌcor geÌomeÌtrique de la mosaiÌque romaine, Paris, Picard, 2002. ISBN 270840624. [balmelle] {2 vols}
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