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Speaking Object: Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent

Mohammad Farsimadan
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Listen to the words in the royal insignia of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. The Speaking Object project gives voice to inscribed works of art from the Islamic world.

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Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
ca. 1555–60