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

  • Northeast facade of Hall 64; one course of ashlar preserved with mortises a...

  • All faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth....

  • All ashlar faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth....

  • LHII building underneath Room 7; function unknown...

  • Orthostate facade with one preserved mortise....

  • Front face chiseled flat and then ground smooth; all joint faces chiseled...

  • Four chases; each span the thickness of the wall....

  • Southeast wall of Room 3; ashlar wall with mortises and beddings...

  • On course of ashlar preserved with mortises on the upper surface of each bl...

  • All faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth....

  • Stairway with three steps preserved....

  • Anta block with three mortices and two bedding cuts...

  • All faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth....

  • Anta block on northeast side of the door between rooms 4 and 5....

  • All faces chiseled flat and then ground smoooth...

  • Northeast wall of Room 16 with horizontal and vertical chases...

  • Horizontal chase in southwest face of wall...

  • Anta block on southwest side of doorway between rooms 4 and 5...

  • All faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth...

  • Circular imprint in plaster floor...

  • Circular imprint in plaster floor...

  • Circular imprint in plaster floor of Room 6...