Jali screen, Mughal
T01682, data182/METM6722
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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 one regular octagon.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- The tiling satisfies the two-polygon condition.
- As drawn, contains about 83 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- PP Class 91, [p4m,d4,d1], IH Class 82 (Visually distinct, but the same class) of S J Dawes and B A Wichmann. A New Class of Tilings with Two Prototiles, Visual Mathematics, Vol 3, No 4., 2001. [dawes] {Revises CD/booklet.}
- Internet photo, Met Mus Art (Second half of 16th century; Probably from Fatehpur Sikri) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21 century . [pc]
Photographs
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