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

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
Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih
first half 14th century