Roman mosaic, Pompeii
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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 15°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 60°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 218 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 56 (middle right) from [cahier]
- Page 7 (With different colour and proportions) from [d-avennes]
- Page 8 (Found underneath another mosaic at Fishbourne, UK) from [field1]
- Pl 184 (b,d,e) (Florence, Antioche, Antioche) from [balmelle]
- Plate XXV(right centre) (Mosaic from Pompeii and the Museum at Naples, Italy) from [jones]
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