Spa273

Code name (Unique Key)

Spa273

Name of the space

Space V

Location code

Function of the space

Storeroom

General description of the space

Room V, on the north part of the West Wing of the palace, is part of the palatial storeroom system, which can be compared with the "Corridor of the Bays" at Knossos. It is a rectangular room, located at the end of a corridor leading from Room IX to the storerooms of the palace. Room V provided access to Room I, which was also identified by the excavator as part of the same storeroom system.

Media legend and metadata

Plan_Zak_Spa273_001

Bibliography

Platon, Nikolaos. 1963. «Ανασκαφαί Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 160-188 (at pp. 170-172, 171: fig. 3).

Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 91).

Linked resources

  • Door opening leading from the corridor to Room V. Only the stone bases of t...

  • Lime-stone of irregular shape used as tha base of the NW jamb of the door. ...

  • Lime-stone of irregular shape used as tha base of the SE jamb of the door. ...