Tim424

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim424

Location code

Space code

Structural unit code

Number of chases / cuvity

2

Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit

Centrally located on the SE side of the pier

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing. NE entrance to Room XXIV.

Chase or cuvity on

Mud-brick wall

Shape of the chase / cuvity

Semi-circular

Orientation of the chase / cuvity

Vertical

General description of the chase / cuvity

Vertical timber element centrally located at the SE side of the mud-brick pier at the SE end of the NE wall of Room XXIV. It was based on a stone slab. Its appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

Photo_Zak_Tim424_001

Type of structural unit

pier at the free end of the wall

List of related timber evidence

Chase in a wall

Phase

Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)

Description of the connection of the structural unit with other structural units

Possibly connected with the vertical timber reinforcement system at the NE side of the NE wall of Room XXIV

State of preservation when excavated

Bad

Current state of preservation

Partly restored

Type of destruction

Fire

Method of documentation

On site