Fritware from Fathbad, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
data184/VA3
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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 one regular octagon.
- Contains one regular 8-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90°.
- There are four non-regular reflective tiles.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has two finite interlaces and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 186 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- 584 to C-1900 (Bukhara, Central Asia) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}(1359AD, 760AH)
- 1978:1, 2-1899 (Fathabad, Iran. Fritware) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}(1360AD, 761AH)
- Fig 11.4b of Brian Wichmann and David Wade. Islamic Design: a Mathematical Approach, Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-69. [ww] {}
Photographs
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