Spa175

Code name (Unique Key)

Spa175

Name of the space

Space V3

Location code

Building B at Malia

Function of the space

Storeroom
Circulation

Architectural features

Doorframes
Floor covering
Wall covering
Platform

General description of the space

Rectangular space (4,70 - 4,75 x 2,55 m). The walls are preserved at a height of about 1.50 to about 1.90 m. As in all underground spaces - apart from Space V5 - they were coated with a blue mortar.
The floor was coated with a blue or whitish mortar, and is inclined to the North (towards V2).
There are two doors, one on the North wall, leading to Space V2, and one in the south, leading to Space V4. The former carries traces of the doorframe and the threshold.
Along the Northern, Western and Southern wall there is a platform, 0,05 - 0,08 m high and 0,56 to 0,60 m deep. On the Western and Eastern edges of the platform we can observe the traces of the position of two vases.
On the Western wall there is a ventilating opening, at a height of 1,20 m from ground level. The opening is placed at the back of an embrasure of 0.74 m deep. Only the sill and the lower part of the boards (tableaux) are preserved.
On the Eastern wall there is a quadrangular niche, placed at a height of 1,20 m from ground level.

Bibliography

Architecture minoenne à Malia : les bâtiments principaux du Quartier Mu (A, B, D, E) (Minoen Moyen II) : fouilles exécutées à Malia : le quartier Mu VI

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