Str420

Code name (Unique Key)

Str420

Type of structural unit

Door frame

List of related timber evidence

Threshold
Socket-pivot hole of door

Location code

Palace at Mycenae

Space code

Spa472

Position in the space

It is the entrance from the porch to the vestibule of the Megaron

General dimensions of the door frame

The door has a width of 1.90m

Preserved height

2.50

Preserved width

1.90

Type of door (architectural)

Entrance door

Number of door leafs

2

Type of door jamb bases

Timber

Presence of threshold

Yes

Type of threshold (architectural)

Monolithic stone slab

Presence of plaster on the wall

Yes

State of preservation when excavated

Good

Method of documentation

Bibliographical

Media legend and metadata

Pl_Myc_Str420_Tim1150_001

Bibliography

Ανασκαφαί Μυκηνών του 1886
πιν.4-5.
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.
Late Helladic citadels on mainland Greece
Πολύχρυσοι Μυκήναι

Linked resources

  • Tim1150

    The threshold was made of a conglomerate dressed with a saw and it has two ...