Str352
Code name (Unique Key)
Str352
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, "SW Architectural Addition" to the Western Wing. Room XIX.
General dimensions of the saved part of the polythyron
Part on the NE-SW axis: 2.50 x 0.55 x 0.14
Part on the NW-SE axis: 3.20 x 0.65 x 0.12
Part on the NW-SE axis: 3.20 x 0.65 x 0.12
Type of bases
Stone
Number of openings
Three (3) between Rooms XIX and XVII and four (4) between Rooms XIX and XX.
Shape of bases
Irregular (unshaped)
Type of threshold
Other (to be specified in the 'General description' cell)
Distance between pier bases
Part on the NE-SW axis, from NE to SW:
1st: Adjasted to the SW wall of Room XVIII
1st to 2nd: 0.40 m.
2nd to 3rd: 0.40 m.
3rd to 4th: 0.40 m.
4th: Adjasted to the NE wall of Room with the cists (Room XX).
Part on the NW-SE axis, from SE to NW:
1st: Adjasted to the NW free end of the NE wall of Room with the cists (Room XX)
1st to 2nd: 0.40 m.
2nd to 3rd: 0.40 m.
3rd to 4th: 0.35 m.
4th to 5th: 0.35 m.
5th: Adjasted to the NW facade of the palace/SW architectural addition to the Western Wing.
1st: Adjasted to the SW wall of Room XVIII
1st to 2nd: 0.40 m.
2nd to 3rd: 0.40 m.
3rd to 4th: 0.40 m.
4th: Adjasted to the NE wall of Room with the cists (Room XX).
Part on the NW-SE axis, from SE to NW:
1st: Adjasted to the NW free end of the NE wall of Room with the cists (Room XX)
1st to 2nd: 0.40 m.
2nd to 3rd: 0.40 m.
3rd to 4th: 0.35 m.
4th to 5th: 0.35 m.
5th: Adjasted to the NW facade of the palace/SW architectural addition to the Western Wing.
State of preservation when excavated
Bad
Current state of preservation
Bad
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
General description of the structural unit
L-shaped polythyron at the SW and SE sides of Room XIX, preserved at the height of the stone-bases of the piers. The plastered thresholds are preserved between the stone bases at the part of the polythyron on the NW-SE axis. The current appearance is the result of restoration.
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Str352_001
Linked resources
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