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The letters of Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Richard Westmacott British, Collection of letters — The letters of Sir Richard Westmacott
Sir Richard Westmacott
19th century

Brooch with Greek letters, Castellani, Gold, glass tesserae, Italian, Rome — Brooch with Greek letters
Castellani
ca. 1860

Cluster Brooch with Letters Spelling "Amor", Gold, pearls, diamond, emerald paste, and silver pin, French — Cluster Brooch with Letters Spelling "Amor"
French
mid-15th century

Sealing with Scarab Impressions from Heqanakht's Letters, Mud, string — Sealing with Scarab Impressions from Heqanakht's Letters
ca. 1956–1953 B.C

Onyx intaglio: Incantation in Greek letters, Onyx, Roman — Onyx intaglio: Incantation in Greek letters
Roman
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE

Greenstone polyhedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet, Greenstone, Greek — Greenstone polyhedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet
Greek
2nd–1st century BCE

Pictures with Letters, Iwasa Matabei Japanese, Fourteen figures on seven folded sheets; ink on paper, Japan — Pictures with Letters
Iwasa Matabei
17th century

Faience polyhedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet, Faience, Roman — Faience polyhedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet
Roman
2nd–3rd century CE

Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters, Faience — Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters
2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D.

Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters, Serpentinite — Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters
2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D.

Two Late Mughal Letters, Ink and gold on paper — Two Late Mughal Letters
ca. 1780

Letters from an Inscription, Plaster cast, painted tesserae, Byzantine — Letters from an Inscription
Byzantine
early 20th century (original dated 9th century)

Hawker of Love Letters, Kubo Shunman (?) Japanese, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Hawker of Love Letters
Kubo Shunman
19th century

Papyrus Fragments of Two Letters, Papyrus and ink, Coptic — Papyrus Fragments of Two Letters
Coptic
7th century

Papyrus Fragment of Two Letters, Papyrus with ink, Coptic — Papyrus Fragment of Two Letters
Coptic
580–640

Terracotta juglet with incised letters on base, Stone, Cypriot ? — Terracotta juglet with incised letters on base
Cypriot ?

A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters, Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — A Woman Sweeping up Her Love Letters
Suzuki Harunobu
1725–1770

M. Botta’s Letters on the Discoveries at Nineveh, Paper, board, cloth, British — M. Botta’s Letters on the Discoveries at Nineveh
British
1850

Collar composed of the Letters “S” and “M”, Silver, partially gilded, British — Collar composed of the Letters “S” and “M”
British
15th century

Baxter's Letters, Anonymous, American, 19th century, Lithograph — Baxter's Letters
Anonymous, American, 19th century
1899

Five personal letters, Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 Japanese, Letters mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper, Japan — Five personal letters
Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月
mid- to late 19th century

Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars, Bronze; cast — Inkwell with the Name of Amir 'Abdullah ibn al-Hasan Pars
probably 11th century

Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters, Serpentinite — Twenty-sided die (icosahedron) with faces inscribed with Greek letters
2nd century B.C.–4th century A.D.

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters, Ippitsusai Bunchō Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters
Ippitsusai Bunchō
ca. 1769

Hippolyte Fortoul (1811–1856), French man-of-letters and politician, Pierre Jean David d'Angers French, Bronze, cast - single, French — Hippolyte Fortoul (1811–1856), French man-of-letters and politician
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
1839

Inscription in Gothic Letters, Freeman Gage Delamotte British, Graphite — Inscription in Gothic Letters
Freeman Gage Delamotte
1830–62

Mastigeus [in Greek letters], Henry William Bunbury British, Etching — Mastigeus [in Greek letters]
Multiple artists/makers
July 1, 1771

Alphabet Letters (5 Vowels), Martin Engelbrecht German, Engraving — Alphabet Letters (5 Vowels)
Martin Engelbrecht
18th century

Dedicatory Inscription from a Mosque, Gabbro; carved — Dedicatory Inscription from a Mosque
dated 905 AH/1500 CE

Letters by Courtesans
, Unidentified artist, Thirty-seven letters mounted as a handscroll: ink on decorated papers, Japan — Letters by Courtesans
Unidentified artist
late 18th or early 19th century

Prosper Merimée (1803–1870), French man-of-letters, historian and novelist, Pierre Jean David d'Angers French, Bronze, brown patina, hollow cast, French — Prosper Merimée (1803–1870), French man-of-letters, historian and novelist
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
1828

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze — Bowl with Arabic Inscription
10th century

Carnelian scarab, Carnelian, Etruscan, Populonia — Carnelian scarab
Etruscan, Populonia
ca. 480–450 BCE

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896), novelist and man of letters, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier French, Bronze, cast, oblong, rectangle, single, French — Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896), novelist and man of letters
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
late 19th century

Carl Gustave Carus (1789–1869), Saxon physician, man-of-letters, and painter, Pierre Jean David d'Angers French, Bronze, cast - single, French — Carl Gustave Carus (1789–1869), Saxon physician, man-of-letters, and painter
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
1834

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869), French man-of-letters and Academician, Pierre Jean David d'Angers French, Bronze, cast - single, French — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869), French man-of-letters and Academician
Pierre Jean David d'Angers
1828

Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement, Fra Filippo Lippi Italian, Tempera on wood — Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement
Fra Filippo Lippi
ca. 1440

Folio from the "Blue Qur'an", Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment — Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"
second half 9th–mid-10th century

Bronze bowl from a thymiaterion (incense burner), Bronze, Etruscan — Bronze bowl from a thymiaterion (incense burner)
Etruscan
late 4th century BCE