Tim500
Code name (Unique Key)
Tim500
Type of timber evidence
Chase in the wall
Location code
Structural unit code
Number of chases / cuvity
5
Position of the chase / cuvity in the structural unit
At the SE end of the NE wall of the Central Court, right next to the pier at the NW end of the portico of the Central Court.
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
Vertical
Distance of the chase / cuvity from the floor/ground level
0.51 m. from the base of the wall (krepis) - 0.56 m. from the ground level in the Central Court
Preserved height
0.74 (from the ground level in the Central Court)
Preserved length
0.145 (NW-SE)
Preserved width
0.58 (the width of the wall)
General description of the chase / cuvity
Restored vertical timber element at the SE end of the NE wall of the Central Court, right next (to the NW) of the pier. It is part of the timber reinforcement system of the wall. It is located 1.50 from the vertical element to the NW. It has been restored at a height of 0.74 m. from the ground-level of the Central Court, where a chase of an horizontal transversal timber element is preserved/restored connecting the preserved vertical chases on both sides of the wall at that point. 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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