Ephesus: Remains of St. Luke's church (tomb of St. Luke)
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS/1/1222.3137 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, full plate size, a copy negative. |
| Condition | Emulsion wearing off on edges of the glass plate. |
| Dimensions | 21.5 x 16 cm |
| Place |
Ephesus |
| Dates | 1872-1873 |
| Donor/Creator |
Trotman, Corporal J. Trotman, Mrs |
| Scope and Content | Part of a collection of images photographed by Corporal Trotman around the area of Ephesus and the Seven Cities of Asia Minor, taken between 1871-1873. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Ephesus: remains of St. Luke's Church". |
| Notes | Date based on Corporal Trotman's time at Ephesus based on entries in the 1877 book, Discoveries at Ephesus by J.T. Wood. Trotman was with Wood for three seasons from 1872 until early 1874. Wood indicates that Trotman used the summer of 1873 to travel to the 'seven cities' of Asia Minor to photograph. The images were made available to the Hellenic Society (by Mrs Trotman according to the negative register) in 1892 (JHS 13: xxxvii). |
| Further information | A circular structure in front of the Ephesus city Odeum bearing the carved skull of a bull on the doorjamb has been identified as the ‘grave of Hagios Loukas’- the bull, the third of the symbols mentioned by Ezekiel, is used in Byzantine art as a symbolic representation of the saint. The structure was, very likely, an ancient temple which was later used as a chapel/church. |