Str240
Code name (Unique Key)
Str240
Type of structural unit
Free-standing column
List of related timber evidence
Other (to be specified in the cell 'General description')
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
Palace, West Wing, Room XXIV
General dimensions of the saved part of the free-standing column
Dimension of the column base: 0.41 (NW-SE) x 0.40 (NE-SW) x 0.77 (height from the landing level) as preserved/restored
Connection of the free-standing column with surrounding structural units (walls, beams above, floor above, etc.)
Probably connected to the vertical timber reinforcement system of the balustrade at a higher level not preserved.
State of preservation when excavated
Bad
Current state of preservation
Partly restored
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
Bibliographical
General description of the structural unit
At the SW end of the partition wall in Room XXIV (Lustral Basin), described by the excavator as "balustrade", a square base of a timber column has been restored. The masonry/material of the base, described by the excavator as a "jamb" and covered by the restoration material, is not recorded. Its current appearance is the result of heavy restoration work.
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Str240_001
Photo_Zak_Str240_002
Photo_Zak_Str240_002
Bibliography
Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 111-113).
Excavation notebook 1964, pp. 163
Excavation notebook 1964, pp. 163
