During these expeditions, often in circumstances of great difficulty, Layard despatched to England the splendid specimens which now form the greater part of the collection of Assyrian antiquities in the British Museum.
Selama ekspedisi ini, seringkali dalam kondisi sulit, Layard mengirimkan ke Inggris spesimen-spesimen bagus yang sekarang membentuk sebagian besar koleksi barang antik Asiria pada British Museum.