Bibi-Khanym, Samarkand
data192/TRA0311
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 442 (p4).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 90°.
- Contains one square.
- There are no non-regular reflective pairs and one tile with no mirror image.
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is not edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 91 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: TRA 0311 (Bibi-Khanym, Samarkand, Central Asia) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(1404AD, 806AH)
Photographs
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