Tim454

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim454

Type of timber evidence

Imprint on mud-brick / clay / plaster / ash

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa267

Structural unit code

Str248

Number of imprints

5

Position of the imprint in the structural unit

At the eastern corner of the pier

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing. The pier at the SW part of Room XXVIII (Ceremonial Hall)

Imprint on

Mud brick

Shape of the imprint

Semi-circular

Dimensions of the imprint

0.32 (NW-SE) x 0.29 (NE-SW) x 0.85 (height) as preserved/restored

Orientation of the imprint

Vertical

General description of the imprint

Imprint of a longitudinal vertical timber at the eastern corner of the free-standing pier at the SW of Room XXVIII (Ceremonial Hall). The base of the timber element is not preserved in situ. Its current appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

Photo_Zak_Tim454_001
Photo_Zak_Tim454_002

Bibliography

Platon, Nikolaos. 1964. «Ανασκαφαί Ζάκρου», Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 142-168 (at pp. 149-150).

Excavation notebook 1963, 97.

Excavation notebook 1964, 178-179.