Winifred Lamb | |
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| Born | 3 November 1894 Campden Hill, London, England |
| Died | 16 September 1963 (aged 68) Easebourne, England |
| Education | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Employer | Fitzwilliam Museum |
| Known for | Honorary Keeper of Greek Antiquities; archaeologist working in Greece and Turkey |
Winifred Lamb (3 November 1894 – 16 September 1963) was a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator who specialised in Greek, Roman, and Anatolian cultures and artefacts. The bulk of her career was spent as the honorary keeper (curator) of Greek antiquities at the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum from 1920 to 1958, and the Fitzwilliam Museum states that she was a "generous benefactor ... raising the profile of the collections through groundbreaking research, acquisitions and publications."[1]
She directed archaeological excavations in Greece and Turkey; was a founding member of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara; and was the author of numerous books on Greek and Roman antiquities, including the 1929 publication Greek and Roman Bronzes, which was standard reading for studies on the subject.