Str256
Code name (Unique Key)
Str256
Type of structural unit
Window frame
List of related timber evidence
Ashlar course with mortises / bedding
Location code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
The wall between Rooms XXVIII-XXIX and the Central Court of the palace.
General dimensions of the window frame
Not preserved
Type of window (architectural)
Other exterior window
Presence of longitudinal horizontal timbers at the sill level
Unknown
Type of masonry
Ashlar
Presence of plaster on the wall
Unknown
State of preservation when excavated
Medium
Current state of preservation
Medium
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
Description of the window frame
On upper side of the 2nd course of ashlar there are mortises. Based on these finds, the excavator suggested the existence of "double windows" along the SE wall of Rooms XXVIII and XXIX, facing the Central Court, providing light and air to these rooms.
Media legend and metadata
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