Str276
Code name (Unique Key)
Str276
Type of structural unit
Polythyron, pier-and-door partition / cupboard partition
List of related timber evidence
Stone base without mortises
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
Palace, Eastern Wing. Room XXXVI.
General dimensions of the saved part of the polythyron
4.90 (NW-SE) x 0.94 (NE-SW) x 0.12
Preserved height
0.12
Preserved length
4.90
Preserved width
0.94
Type of bases
Stone
Number of openings
3
Shape of bases
Irregular (unshaped)
Type of threshold
Unknown
Distance between pier bases
0.80 from the first at the NW end of the polythyron to the stone base to the SE
Connection of the polythyron with other structural units (walls, floor above, other polythyra, etc.)
Connected with the polythyron at the NW side of Room XXXVI (preserved at the ground level with dimensions 3.00 x 0.70) and the pier and window opening at the SE side of the main hall of Room XXXVI
State of preservation when excavated
Very bad
Current state of preservation
Very bad
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
Bibliographical
General description of the structural unit
At the SW side of the main hall in Room XXXVI, there is polythyron with three openings. Only the foundation of the structural unit have been preserved, as well as the two pier bases at its NW part. This polythyron was one of the three at the NE, NW and SE sides of the main hall in Room XXXVI.
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Str276_001
Photo_Zak_Str276_002
Photo_Zak_Str276_002
Bibliography
pp. 164-166.
