What: A pair of silver anklets, said to have belonged to Ethiopia’s Queen Terunesh
Where: The Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL
The catalogue entry reads: “Anklets, a pair. Silver with coral ornament and cone shaped pendants; belonging formerly to the Queen of Abyssinia. Abyssinian. Given by the Secretary of State for India. April 28th 1869.”
Museum number:
403-1869
See ‘Set of Articles of Deceased Queen of Abyssinia’ and related correspondence in British Library collections at IOR R/20/AIA/503. Anklets do not appear on this list.
Posted In Adornments & jewelry | Royal regalia | Said to belong to the queen | The Plunder
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