Roman mosaic, Rome
data7/P17
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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 90°.
- Contains four squares.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has one finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 189 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Page 17 (Church of Saint Sebastian in Rome, Italy. Mosaic, colouring not known) of Robert Field. Geometric Patterns from Roman Mosaics, Tarquin Publications, 1996. ISBN 090621263. [field1] {Gives sources of several interesting Roman patterns.}
- Pl 118 (a) (Rome) of Catherine Balmelle .... Le deÌcor geÌomeÌtrique de la mosaiÌque romaine, Paris, Picard, 2002. ISBN 270840624. [balmelle] {2 vols}
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