Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar

This display is as in the Alhambra ceramic dados, North end of Sala del Mexuar. To see it with the 16-pt star in the centre see Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar.

• 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 two-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
• Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
• Contains one regular 16-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 45°.
• There are 11 non-regular reflective tiles (including 2 kites) and one reflective pair.
• The tiling satisfies the two-colour condition with straight cross-overs, but interlace counts not determined.
• The tiling is edge-to-edge.
• As drawn, contains about 901 polygons.

1. John Rigby's photograph 38a (Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar, Spain. From Andalucian study tour, using these colours) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc]
2. Photo by David Wade: SPA 0929x (Alhambra, Sala del Mexuar, Spain) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}

• Wade photo SPA 0929x

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