Tim531

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim531

Type of timber evidence

Stone base without mortises / bedding

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa343

Structural unit code

Str278

Number of bases

Four (4) stones bases of the polythyron piers and one (1) pier at the SE end of the polythyron.

Position of the base in the structural unit

At intermediate position

Position in the space

Palace, Eastern Wing. Room XXXVII

Shape of the base

Irregular (unshaped)

Dimensions of the base

0.74 (NE-SW) x 0.55 (NW-SE) x 0.18 from the ground level.

Position of the stone base

On the floor

If on the floor, method of setting / fitting in/on the floor

In the floor

Type of base

Roughly dressed stone

Type of stone

Limestone

General description of the base

Lime-stone base of irregular shape with no remains of the timber part of the pier. It is part of the grand polythron in Room XXXVII that has been identified as the "the King's Hall". It is located at intermediate position, 0.60 m. from the stone at the SE and 0.74 m. from the stone base to the NW. The current appearance is the result of restoration.

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