Roman mosaic, Cherchel
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The lines are thick braiding in the Cherchel version.
Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 2222 (p2).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 60°.
- There are no non-regular reflective pairs and one tile with no mirror image.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and two infinite interlaces with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 77 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- National Trust, Attingham Park (Photo from NT chocolate box) of Not specific. Personal Communication, Information sent to the author, 21c. [pc] (1785AD, 1199AH)
- Pl 213 (e) (Cherchel) of Catherine Balmelle .... Le deÌcor geÌomeÌtrique de la mosaiÌque romaine, Paris, Picard, 2002. ISBN 270840624. [balmelle] {2 vols}
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