Mathematical Model – Compound of 5 Octahedra
Accession Number: 2016.mat.43
Description:
A cardboard model depicting a compound of five octahedra. The model is coloured in blue, green, yellow/ orange, and orange. A small metal ring permits the model to be hung.
The display at the Department of Mathematics describes this model as follows:
““with the face-planes of an icosahedron, each used twice, and the vertices of an icosidodecahedron.”
Primary Materials: Cardboard
Markings:
This model is marked with the number “6”.
Dimensions (cm): Longest dimension = 23 cm
Function: Pedagogical mathematical model.
Condition: Excellent
Manufacturer: Unknown