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Speaking Object: Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche

Mohammad Farsimadan
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Hear the recitation of the sacred verses on this tile panel. The Speaking Object project gives voice to inscribed works of art from the Islamic world.

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Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche, Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih Iranian, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on opaque white glaze, modeled
Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
first half 14th century