Tim498

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim498

Type of timber evidence

Chase in the wall

Location code

Space code

Structural unit code

Number of chases / cuvity

5

Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit

At intemediate position in the wall

Position in the space

Palace. The wall between the Central Court and Room XXXII.

Chase or cuvity on

Ashlar wall

Shape of the chase / cuvity

Rectangular

Orientation of the chase / cuvity

Horizontal longitudinal

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

0.40 m. from the base of the wall (krepis) - 0.515 m. from the ground level in the Central Court

Preserved height

0.09

Preserved length

1.15

General description of the chase / cuvity

Restored longitudinal horizontal timber element on the SW side of the NE wall of the Central Court. It is part of the timber reinforcement system of the wall serving as the base of two vertical timber elements. It is located approx. 1.80 m. from the NW end of the wall and at 0.08 m. height from the threshold of the entrance to Room XXXII. The chase/cuvity has been filled in with modern material (plaster) and its current appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

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