Pithoi Room

Code name (Unique Key)

Spa483

Name of the space

Pithoi Room

Location code

House of Columns/House of the Artisans at Mycenae

Function of the space

Storeroom

Architectural features

Threshold

General description of the space

Semi-basement storage room (5.60 x 3.20 m) that contained a row of large store jars (pithoi) in situ.

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.94, fig.32, fig 34

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