Roman mosaic, Ampurias
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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 45°.
- Contains two squares.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 202 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Archnet site 2121 (Tomb of Ismail Samani, Central Asia. Earliest example) from [pc]
- Page 1 (top) from [cahier]
- Page 41 (Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Italy) from [field2]
- Pl 120 (c) (Ampurias) from [balmelle]
- Plate XXX(36) also XXXV(2) (Byzantine ornament, from Hessemer) from [jones]
- page 74 (St Maria Maggiore, Rome. Italy. With slightly different colours, 431-1750) from [hessemer]
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