Jali screen, Agra, India
data198/VA2
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 4*2 (p4g).
- All the internal angles of the constituent polygons are a multiple of 5°.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile.
- The tiling satisfies the interlace condition and has no finite interlace and one infinite interlace with straight cross-overs.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 141 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade (of copy): VA 052 (Jali screen, Agra, India) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}(16th century AD)
- IS-2-1889 (Agra, India. Jali screen, no image) of V&A collections website. Website: collections.vam.ac.uk, UK, 2015. [vami] {Website}
Photographs
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