Str150

Code name (Unique Key)

Str150

Type of structural unit

Free-standing column

List of related timber evidence

Chase in a wall
Other (to be specified in the cell 'General description')

Location code

Building A at Malia

Space code

Spa75

List of chronological phases

Old Palace Period (1900-1700)

Position in the space

Adjacent to the South wall of Space I 4, at a distance (axial) of about 1.80 from the West wall

General dimensions of the free-standing column

Height = about 1.70 (with capital)
Lower diameter = 0.15
Upper diameter = 0.20
(after Treuil & Schmid 2017)

Connection of the free-standing column with surrounding structural units (walls, beams above, floor above, etc.)

The column was bearing one of the main beams of the above floor

State of preservation when excavated

Missing/disappeared

Current state of preservation

Missing/disappeared

Type of destruction

Fire

Method of documentation

On site
Bibliographical

General description of the structural unit

The column was resting on a wooden plank directly inserted on the floor of Space I4, indicated by a rectangular chase at the floor 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

Function of the space

Undetermined

Linked resources

  • Tim266

  • Tim267

    Chase on the floor, indicating the position of a wooden board, on which the...