Ali design A
data201/SAKKALA
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Geometry
- The symmetry group of the tiling is 6.5• (c6.5).
- 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 is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 6 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (Great Mosque, Aksehir, Turkey. Mosaic-tiled mihrab elevation) from [sakkal] (1213AD, 609AH)
- Figure a (Great Mosque, Malatya, Turkey. Mosaic tile of vault above interior sanctuary portal) from [sakkal2] (1224AD, 620AH)
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (Sultan Han, Konya, Turkey. Carved masonry exterior portal elevation) from [sakkal] (1229AD, 626AH)
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (Tomb of al-Hasan ibn Kay Khusraw, Abarquh, Iran) from [sakkal] (1320AD, 719AH)
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (Tomb tower of Imad al-Din, Qom, Iran. Carved and painted stucco, interior wall) from [sakkal] (1390AD, 792AH)
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (Sahn Abbasi, Imam Reza Shrine Complex, Mashhad, Iran. Inset colored glazed tile, interior wall, also known as Iwan Abbasi (Abbasid Court)) from [sakkal] (1600AD, 1008AH)
- Design collected by Mamoun Sakkal (No location, Modern coin, Iran. This coin combines type A and C in alternating fashion) from [sakkal] (1979AD, 1399AH)
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