Haveli (merchants' houses), Jaiselmere
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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 45°.
- Contains one square.
- Contains one regular four-pointed star polygon with vertex angle of 90° - composed of kites.
- There is one non-regular reflective tile (including one kite).
- The tiling does not satisfy the two-colour condition.
- The tiling is edge-to-edge.
- As drawn, contains about 186 polygons.
References
Publications referenced:
- Photo by David Wade: JAI 1032 (Haveli (merchants' houses), Jaiselmere, India) of David Wade. Website: patterninislamicart.com, UK, 2015. [wadei] {Website}
- Sheet 45d (Haveli (merchants' houses), Jaiselmere, India) of Mirza Akber. Persian decoration of Mirza Akber, Victoria and Albert Museum, NAL, 1898. [akber] {Pressmark VA.1898.0001}
Photographs
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