Sardis, Turkey: the river Pactolus and ruins of the ancient city. Steel engraving by E.P. Brandard after T. Allom.

  • Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.
Date:
[between 1840 and 1849?]
Reference:
2200262i
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Description

Sardis was located in western Anatolia, later Sartmustafa, Manisa province in western Turkey. The church at Sardis was one of the Seven Churches to which the Book of Revelation was addressed (Revelation 3:1-6). The gold-bearing river Pactolus was the source of the Lydian currency (and possibly the origin of all gold currency). Fragments of columns are lying on the riverbank in the right foreground

Publication/Creation

London : James S. Virtue, [between 1840 and 1849?]

Physical description

1 print : steel engraving ; image 16.2 x 25.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Sardis. From the collection of G. Virtue, Esq. Tho.s Allom, pinx.t E. Brandard, sculpt.

Edition

[State with lettering about the collection in which the painting was kept].

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2200262i

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