Watch List notes:

Donald Brown Collection of Nine Artifacts Excavated at Lachish, Israel. Circa 830-586 BC. Dr. Donald Brown excavated the Biblical city of Lachish under the direction of Dr. James Lee Starkey from 1932-1938. At age 43, Starkey's career ended tragically when he was murdered en route to deliver a lecture in Israel. Some of the most fascinating finds from Lachish are now in the collections of the British Museum and the Israel Museum. After reading an article in Biblical Archaeology Review about the Living Torah Museum in 2004, Dr. Brown donated a collection of antiquities that he had excavated at Lachish, in addition to a selection of items he excavated in Egypt in the 1920s.

This nine-piece collection includes a series of eight clay vessels -- three delicately formed and painted unguentaria, two modestly sized, painted vases, a more coarsely fabricated terracotta patera, a large shallow bowl, and large, simply formed pitcher -- and a single stone spindle whorl. Some are chipped and/or show signs of repair, but the collection remains handsome and historically significant. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Living Torah Museum collection; ex Donald Brown private collection.