Tim413

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim413

Type of timber evidence

Chase in the wall

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa262

Structural unit code

Str234

Number of chases / cuvity

4

Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit

On the NW side of the pier facing the NE entrance of Room XXIII

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing, at the NE end of the wall between Rooms XXIII and XXIV

Chase or cuvity on

Mud-brick wall

Shape of the chase / cuvity

Semi-circular

Orientation of the chase / cuvity

Vertical

Distance of the chase / cuvity from the floor/ground level

0.90

Dimensions of the chase / cuvity

0.145 (NE-SW) x 0.10 (NW-SE) x 0.90 (height) as preserved/restored

General description of the chase / cuvity

Vertical timber element on the NW side of the mud-brick pier-like structural element at the NE end of the wall between Rooms XXIII and XXIV. It was based on a stone slab and it was probably connected with the door-frame of the NE entrance of Room XXIII. Its current appearance is the result of restoration.

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