Str354
Code name (Unique Key)
Str354
Type of structural unit
Door frame
List of related timber evidence
Stone base without mortises
Location code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
Palace, "SW architectural addition" to the Western Wing. The door opening between Rooms XXI and XVII.
General dimensions of the saved part of the door frame
Door opening as preserved: 0.80 (NW-SE) x 0.53 (NE-SW) x 0.07 from the ground level.
Type of door (architectural)
Interior door
Type of door jamb bases
Stone
Shape of the door jamb bases
Irregular (unshaped)
Shape of the threshold
Not preserved
Type of masonry of the wall
Rubble masonry
State of preservation when excavated
Bad
Current state of preservation
Bad
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
General description of the door frame
Interior door-opening proving access from Room XXI to Room XVII. The lime-stone base of the NW jamb is partly covered by falling material of the wall. The opening between the stone bases of the jambs is measuring 0.45 (NW-SE) x 0.58 (NE-SW) m. The current appearance of the structural unit, as well as the walls at both sides of the door, is the result of restoration.
Media legend and metadata
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