The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in western Messenia

Title

The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in western Messenia

Creator

Carl W. Blegen

Contributor

University of Cincinnati
Marion Rawson
Mabel L. Lang

Subject

Antiquities
Palace of Nestor (Pylos, Greece)
Palaces
Palais de Nestor (Pylos, Grèce)
Pylos (Greece)

Publisher

Princeton, N.J
Published for the University of Cincinnati by Princeton University Press

Date

1966

Language

eng

Linked resources

  • Spa356

    Room 2 (inner room) of the Propylon...

  • Spa357

    Megaron porch with two columns in-antis...

  • Spa358

    Vestibule of Megaron...

  • Spa359

    Throne Room of the Megaron...

  • Spa360

    Open Court before the Porch of the Megaron...

  • Str997

    Inner room (Room 2) of the Propylon...

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  • Spa363

    Entrance into the Main Building with a stone base for a pier in-antis....

  • Str1004

  • Spa364

    Portico flanking the open court before the megaron....

  • Str1005

    Stoa or portico with a two-column colonnade...

  • Spa365

    Storeroom with evidence of a vertical timber masonry system....

  • Str1008

    Masonry consists of rubble, ashlar block fragments, and a heavy mortar....

  • Str1009

    Masonry consists of rubble, ashlar block fragments, and a heavy mortar....

  • Str1010

    Masonry consists of rubble, ashlar block fragements, and a heavy mortar....

  • Spa366

    Original excavators posit that the room served as a "waiting room."...

  • Str1011

  • Str1012

    Masonry consists of rubble, ashlar block fragments, and a heavy mortar....

  • Str1018

  • Str1019

    Anta block with mortises and beam beds....

  • Tim627

    All surfaces chiseled and ground smooth and flat....

  • Tim629

    All surfaces chiseled flat and ground smooth....

  • Loc32

    The southwestern Building primarily served a ceremonial and dining function...

  • Spa384

    Hall 64 served as the formal entrance into Hall 65; both were probably used...