| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02681 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 26 x 31 cm x 5.7 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil with pencil on wood panel |
| Maker |
Lambert, George |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 12 March 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Tel el Saba
Description
Although dated 11 March 1918, Lambert sketched at Tel el Saba on the 12th, the day after he had worked at Beersheba. It is five kilometers east of Beersheba and had been a crucial position to take before the main attack on 31 October 1917. Its rocky summit was an ideal position for infantry and machine guns and two rows of trenches around its steep sides provided the enemy with control of the wide bare plains to the east and south. Lambert described Tel el Saba as 'the scene of such brilliant fighting by the Anzac Mounted Division on the right flank of the Beersheba affair.'