Tim471

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim471

Type of timber evidence

Chase in the wall

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa252

Structural unit code

Str254

Number of chases / cuvity

1

Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit

At the NW part of the NE wall of Room XXXI (SW side of the wall)

Position in the space

Palace, West Wing, Room XXXI

Chase or cuvity on

Rubble masonry

Shape of the chase / cuvity

Rectangular

Orientation of the chase / cuvity

Vertical

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

0.82 m. from ground level

Dimensions of the chase / cuvity

0.14 (NW-SE) x 0.12 (NE-SW) x 0.82 as preserved/restored

Preserved height

0.82

General description of the chase / cuvity

Chase/cuvity in the rubble wall corresponding to a longitudinal vertical timber element at the SW side of the NE wall of Room/corridor XXXI. It is preserved at the NW part of the wall, at a distance of 0.10 m. from the NW end of the wall and 5.20 m. from the SE end of the wall. Its current appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

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