Str234

Code name (Unique Key)

Str234

Type of structural unit

pier at the free end of the wall

List of related timber evidence

Chase in a wall

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa262

List of chronological phases

Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing. At the NE end of the SE wall of Room XXIII, between Rooms XXIII, XXIV and the corridor to the NE of Room XXIV

Position in the wall

At the free end of the wall

Is the pier part of a colonnade?

No

Type of masonry of the wall

Mud-brick

Plaster or cladding on the wall

Plaster

Connection of the pier with surrounding structural units

Connected with the timber vertical reinforcement of the wall between Rooms XXIII and XXIV, the NE door-frame of Room XXIII and the door-frame at the NW end of the corridor to the NE of Rooms XXIII and XXIV.

State of preservation when excavated

Medium

Current state of preservation

Partly restored

Type of destruction

Fire

Method of documentation

On site

General description of the pier

At the point where the SE wall of Room XXIII and the NE wall of Room XXIV meet, there is a mud-brick pier-like vertical structural element preserving vertical timbers serving also as parts of the door-frames located at the NE door-opening of Room XXIII and at the NW end of the corridor to NE of Room XXIV. It is based on a stone slab. Its appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

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Linked resources

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  • Tim415

    Vertical timber element on the NE side of the mud-brick pier-like structura...

  • Tim416

    Vertical timber element on the eastern corner of the mud-brick pier-like st...