Mosaic pavement from Cairo
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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 22.5°.
- Contains 9 squares.
- Contains one regular octagon.
- There are three non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 263 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Plate XXXV(1) (Location uncertain, Cairo, Egypt. Mosaic pavement, Arabian ornament, black and white marble and red tile) of Owen Jones. The Grammar of Ornament, Dover, 1856. ISBN 048625463. [jones] {Excellent book with 100 colour plates, with many containing several tiling patterns.} Fuller version available on Internet.
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