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Name of Object:

Lady Layard

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

1870

Inventory Number:

19801216.1

Provenance:

United Kingdom

Description:

Lady Layard, wife of the famous excavator of Assyria, Austen Henry Layard, here poses in ‘Assyrian’ jewellery. This was made for her using genuine ancient objects.

Citation of this web page:

"Lady Layard" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;41;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 041

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