Tim541

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim541

Type of timber evidence

Stone base with mortises / bedding

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa345

Structural unit code

Str282

Number of bases

One (1)

Position of the base in the structural unit

At the NW end of the string wall in Room LVIII

Position in the space

Palace, Eastern Wing. Room LVIII

Shape of the base

Rectangular

Dimensions of the base

0.415 (NE-SW) x 0.52 (NW-SE) x 0.555 from the ground level

Position of the stone base

On the floor

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

On the floor (set later)

Type of base

Dressed / ashlar base

Type of stone

Other (to be specified in the 'General description' cell)

Number of mortises

Three (3)

Shape of mortises

Square

Dimensions of the mortises

0.035 x 0.035 x 0.020 as preserved

General description of the base

High poros-stone rectangular base for the adjustement of the timber part of the pier. On the upper surface, three square mortises are preserved. Moreover, at the eastern and the southern corner of the base, there are two vertical chases. This base is located at the end of the string poros-stone wall in Room LVIII.

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