House of Columns/House of the Artisans at Mycenae

Code name (Unique Key)

Loc42

Site

Mycenae

Area

Citadel at Mycenae

Building

House of Columns/House of the Artisans at Mycenae

General type of building

Elite building

General functions of the building

Administration
Storage

General description of the location

House of the Columns is an extensive building to the east of the Artists' Workshop (at the east wing of Palace). It is a luxurious complex of multi storey buildings with a main court surrounded by porticoes supported on colonnades, ancillary areas and a well-stocked store rooms.

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Bibliography

Mycenae - A. J. B. Wace : Mycenae. An Archaeological History and Guide. Pp. xviii+150: IIo ill. Princeton: University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1949. Cloth, £6 net.
p. 91-97.
p. 64-66.
Πολύχρυσοι Μυκήναι
p. 120-124.

Linked resources

  • Tim1181

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Tim1182

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Tim1183

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Tim1184

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Tim1185

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Tim1186

    Along a preserved length of 5 m, seven vertical chases at intervals of appr...

  • Str1124

    "The entrance (A) of the house faces northeast, directly on the right or so...

  • Str1125

    "The entrance (A) of the house faces northeast, directly on the right or so...

  • Tim1187

  • Tim1188

  • Spa480

    Room (3.50 × 5.15 m) at the north end of the building, featuring a threshol...

  • Str1126

    "Immediately to the east of the megaron on the north side of this corridor ...

  • Str1127

    "Immediately to the east of the megaron on the north side of this corridor ...

  • Str1128

    "The entrance (x) to these rooms was probably marked by a large conglomerat...

  • Tim1189

    "This block is over 2.50 m. long and about 1.25 m. wide and was intended fo...

  • Spa481

    Corridor X (preserved length 9.00 m × width 1.10 m) provided access from th...

  • Str1129

    Conglomerate monolithic threshold ca 1.30 x 0.92m. No mortises or traces ar...

  • Spa482

    Corridor Y ( 8.40 m × width 1.40 m) provided access from south to the semi-...

  • Str1130

    Monolithic conglomerate threshold on survey plans. Wace also describes: "A...

  • Str1131

    Monolithic conglomerate threshold on survey plans. Wace also describes: "A ...

  • Spa483

    Semi-basement storage room (5.60 x 3.20 m) that contained a row of large st...

  • Str1132

    Monolithic conglomerate threshold on survey plans and verified on site, wit...

  • Spa484

    Room W1 (ca. 6.70 × 5.30 m), the northernmost room in a series of rooms loc...