Jali screen, Mughal
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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 104 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Internet photo, Met Mus Art (Fatehpur Sikri, India. Probably source) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1550-1600AD, 957-1008AH)
- Photo by David Wade: IND 0820 (Jali screen, Mughal, India) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1571AD, 978AH)
- (Fatehpur Sikri, Salim Chishti's Tomb, India) of E W Smith,. The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri, Archaeological Survey of India, 1896. [smith2] (1581AD, 989AH)
Photographs
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