Str279
Code name (Unique Key)
Str279
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. The NW side of Room LXII
General dimensions of the saved part of the polythyron
12.50 (NE-SW) x 1.45 (NW-SE) x 0.28 from the ground level
Type of bases
Stone
Number of openings
Seven (7)
Shape of bases
Irregular (unshaped)
Type of threshold
Unknown
Distance between pier bases
From SW to NE: the 1st preserved stone from the second is 1.45 m., the second preserves stone base from the third is 3.20 m.
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
Very badly preserved polythyton on the level of the foundations of the pier stone bases and of the thresholds. Seven openings have been recorded. It was accessible from Rooms XXXVI and XXXVII and gave access to Room LXII with the monumental cistern.
Media legend and metadata
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