Science meets art. The double helix is a beautiful structure and in this case a Girih tile pentagon is used for the model. Girih tiles appear in Islamic architecture dating back to about the 12th century and appear to be generated using only a straight edge and a compass. More details on the intricate geometric patterns that can be generated with these tiles can be found in Wikipedia.
cm:
8.588 w x
9.03 d x
14.784 h
in:
3.381 w x
3.555 d x
5.82 h
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