Hexafoil

A geometrical hexafoil.

The hexafoil is a design with six-fold dihedral symmetry composed from six vesica piscis lenses arranged radially around a central point, often shown enclosed in a circumference of another six lenses. It is also sometimes known as a "daisy wheel".[1] A second, quite different, design is also sometimes referred to by this name; see alternate symbol.

The design is found as a rosette ornament in artwork dating back to at least the Late Bronze Age.[2]

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  2. ^ Høyrup, J. (2000). "Geometrical Patterns in the Pre-classical Greek Area. Prospecting the Borderland between Decoration, Art, and Structural Inquiry" (PDF). Revue d'histoire des mathématiques. 6 (1): 5–58.