Str1031

Code name (Unique Key)

Str1031

Type of structural unit

Pier at the free end of the wall

List of related timber evidence

Stone base with mortises

Location code

Northeast Workshop at Pylos

Space code

Spa394

List of chronological phases

Late Helladic III B1 (1300-1250)
Late Helladic III B2 (1250-1200)

Position in the space

Anta block at the southeast end of Room 93's southwest walldist

General dimensions of the pier

0.90x 0.98x0.48

Position in the wall

At the free end of the wall

Is the pier part of a colonnade?

No

Type of masonry of the wall

Rubble masonry

Plaster or cladding on the wall

None

State of preservation when excavated

Good

Current state of preservation

Bad

Type of destruction

Fire

Method of documentation

Bibliographical

General description of the pier

Anta block with no mortises.

Media legend and metadata

Ph_PYL_Loc34_0018.tif; Nelson 1991

Bibliography

Part II: The Architecture of the Palace of Nestor
The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in western Messenia

Linked resources

  • Tim660

    All faces chiseled flat and then ground smooth...