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Prof Wilfred George Lambert

Also known as: Prof Wilfred George Lambert; primary name: Lambert, Wilfred George
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; collector; English; Male
Life dates: 26 February 1926-9 November 2011
Biography: Academic; born and brought up in Birmingham where he went to King Edward's School; he went to Christ's College Cambridge and held various teaching and lecturing posts, including the University of Toronto (1955-59) and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (1959-64), before taking up a lectureship at the University of Birmingham in 1964 where he later became Professor of Assyriology (1970-1993). He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1971. He was a Christadelphian and conscientious objector during the Second World War and in later years edited one of his church's quarterly publications. He also developed a large personal collection of Mesopotamian and other seals which he bequeathed to the British Museum after having already donated a small number of ancient bronzes to the British Museum in 1993 and 1994. In 2000 he was the recipient of a festschrift entitled 'Wisdom, Gods and Literature: Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W. G. Lambert', edited by A.R. George and I.L. Finkel (q.v.) (Winona Lake: Indiana: Eisenbrauns 2000).
Bibliography: Obituaries include: 'Birmingham Post', 1 December 2011; 'The Daily Telegraph', 11 January 2012.

3,692 related objects

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3647 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.1160

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3642 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3646 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Iraq

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3308 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet; bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.3359

amulet; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3182 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3310

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3369

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3345

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3194

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3309

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3397 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet; bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3374 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3639 |
Production place: Made in:Baluchistan (region)

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.2912 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Afghanistan

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.1144 |
Production place: Made in:Arabia

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3501 |
Cultures/periods: x46239 Indus Valley Civilisation |
Production place: Made in:PakistanMade in:India

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.1032 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.1033 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

amulet; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.752

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.300

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3636

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3633 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

amulet; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3143

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3321 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3381 |
Production date: 1100BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3333 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3199 |
Production date: 400BC-100BC

amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3311

artefact

Museum number: 2013,6001.3446 |
Production date: 3000BC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

artefact

Museum number: 2013,6001.3445 |
Production date: 3000BC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

axe; adze

Museum number: 2013,6001.3395 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Afghanistan

axe

Museum number: 2013,6001.3396 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

axe

Museum number: 2013,6001.2893 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2000 BC

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.1034 |
Cultures/periods: x13986 Indo-Greek |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.327 |
Cultures/periods: x14390 Parthian |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.1039 |
Production place: Made in:PakistanMade in:Afghanistan

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3632

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3387 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3386

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.1038 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1137 |
Production date: 1000BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3631

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1172 |
Production place: Made in:ArabiaMade in:Iran

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3638

bead; amulet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3637

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3630

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1001

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3376

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.1036 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3629

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3438 |
Production date: 3000BC-2000BC

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3669 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production place: Made in:Middle East |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Baluchistan (region)

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.1933 |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.1035 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.1025 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1138

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3641 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Iraq

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.1037 |
Production place: Made in:IranMade in:Pakistan

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.1119 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Afghanistan

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3668 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production place: Made in:Middle East |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Baluchistan (region)

bead; stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1135 |
Production date: 500BC |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

bead

Museum number: 2013,6001.3375

bead; pendant

Museum number: 2013,6001.3370

bell

Museum number: 2013,6001.3329 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bell

Museum number: 2013,6001.3330 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3313

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3350 |
Cultures/periods: x14390 Parthian |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3658 |
Cultures/periods: x14390 Parthian |
Production date: 1stC BC-3rdC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Iran

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3317

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3289 |
Production date: 500BC-200BC

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3420 |
Cultures/periods: x14489 Scythian

belt-buckle

Museum number: 2013,6001.3318

bladelet

Museum number: 1994,1109.6 |
Cultures/periods: x14420 Prehistoric |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ugarit

bladelet

Museum number: 1994,1109.5 |
Cultures/periods: x14420 Prehistoric |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ugarit

bowl

Museum number: 2013,6001.3440

bowl

Museum number: 2013,6001.3427

bowl

Museum number: 2013,6001.3441

bowl

Museum number: 2013,6001.3425

bracelet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3413

bracelet

Museum number: 2013,6001.3414

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3656 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Bactria |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Afghanistan

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3156 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3150 |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Bactria

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2921 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3112 |
Production date: 2200BC 1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3103 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2911 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2914 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3184 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3652 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200 BC-1800 BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Afghanistan

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3122 |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3109 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3081 |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3648 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2979 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3198 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2932 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC

compartmented stamp-seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.3216 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Production date: 2200BC-1800BC