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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.

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2344 |
Cultures/periods: x100910 Levantine |
Production place: Made in:Levant |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Lebanon

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1930 |
Production date: 1200BC-1000BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1419 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2850 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2778

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2851 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2369 |
Production place: Made in:LevantMade in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1740 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1760 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2833 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1853 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2852 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1935 |
Production date: 1300BC-1000BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1735 |
Production date: 2000BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1794 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1741 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1426 |
Cultures/periods: AkkadianPost-Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1475 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1478 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1481 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.445 |
Production date: 1000BC-700BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1988 |
Cultures/periods: x14269 Mitannian |
Production place: Made in:MesopotamiaMade in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2822 |
Production date: 1000BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1490 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2184 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1531 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1476 |
Production date: 2200BC-2000BC |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1600

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1889 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2794 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2811

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1744 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2867

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2058 |
Production date: 1000BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2395 |
Production place: Made in:Levant

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2390 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2399 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2849 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1772 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2762 |
Production place: Made in:Bactria

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1423 |
Cultures/periods: x41321 Early Dynastic III |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1480 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1526 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1444 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1479 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1427 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1435 |
Cultures/periods: x111112 Early Dynastic (Middle East) |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1390 |
Cultures/periods: x41321 Early Dynastic III |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1450 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1393 |
Cultures/periods: x41321 Early Dynastic III |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1449 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1436 |
Cultures/periods: Early Dynastic IIEarly Dynastic III |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1920 |
Production date: 1200BC-1100BC |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1528 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1846 |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2426 |
Cultures/periods: x13949 Hittite |
Production date: 1300BC |
Production place: Made in:TurkeyMade in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1693 |
Cultures/periods: x13736 Cappadocian |
Production date: 1900BC-1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1446 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Middle East |
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Museum number: 2013,6001.1451 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1494 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1465 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1501 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2419 |
Production date: 2000BC-1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2414 |
Cultures/periods: x13949 Hittite |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1863 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1879 |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1464 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1880 |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2418 |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2416 |
Cultures/periods: x13949 Hittite |
Production date: 1300BC |
Production place: Made in:TurkeyMade in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1616 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1610 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1604 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1595 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1585 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1624 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1586 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1636 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1633 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1611 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1708 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1642 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1668 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1681 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1695 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1615 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1614 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1655 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1676 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1641 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1618 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2432 |
Cultures/periods: Old BabylonianElamite |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1592 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1594 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2127 |
Production date: 1000BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1834 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (archaic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1647 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1612 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1568 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1658 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia