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

Space code

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

2.50m

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

Χρ. Τσούντας, Ανασκαφαί Μυκηνών του 1886,ΠΑΕ 1886,σ.59-79,πιν.4-5.
Α.Wace,Mycenae an Archaeological History and Guide, Princeton New Jersey,Princeton University Press 1949.
Sp.Iakovidis, Late Helladic Citadels on Mainland Greece, Leiden, 1983.
Γ.Μυλωνάς, Πολύχρυσοι Μυκήναι, Εκδοτική Αθηνών, 1983.

Linked resources

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