Tim395

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim395

Type of timber evidence

Chase in the wall

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa260
Spa261

Structural unit code

Str228

Number of chases / cuvity

3

Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit

At the west corner of the SW wall of Room XVI

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing, Room XVI

Chase or cuvity on

Mud-brick wall

Shape of the chase / cuvity

Irregular

Orientation of the chase / cuvity

Vertical

Dimensions of the chase / cuvity

0.15 (NE-SW) x 0.07 (NW-SE) x 0.80 (as restored)

General description of the chase / cuvity

Vertical timber element extending to the entire preserved height of the SW mud-brick wall of Room XVI. It is located at the west corner of the wall and based on the stone base of the structure. It is part of the timber frame of the wall and connected at some height (not preserved) with the others vertical timber elements on its SW side/face. Its appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

Photo_Zak_Tim395_001
Photo_Zak_Tim395_002

Bibliography

Platon, Nikolaos. 1963. «Ανασκαφαί Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 160-188 (at pp. 177-178, 171: fig. 3).

Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 131-135).

Excavation notebook. 1963, p. 61.

Imprint on

Mud brick