Tim709

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim709

Type of timber evidence

Stone base without mortises / bedding

Location code

Palace at Zakros

Space code

Spa281

Structural unit code

Str353

Number of bases

Two (2)

Position of the base in the structural unit

SE jamb of the entrance to Room XXI

Position in the space

Palace, entrance to the SW architectural addition to the Western Wing of the palace

Shape of the base

Irregular (unshaped)

Dimensions of the base

0.50 (NE-SW) x 0.275 (NW-SE) x 0.04 from the threshold.
Height from the ground level (exterior of the palace): 0.20 m.

Position of the stone base

On the floor

Distance from the existing pavement

0.04 m. from the threshold

Type of base

Roughly dressed stone

Type of stone

Limestone

Top surface treatment

Pecking

General description of the base

Lime-stone base of the SE jamb of the entrance door. It is of irregular shape and it is ajdasted to the original NW facade of the Western Wing of the palace. The current appearance is the result of restoration.

Media legend and metadata

Photo_Zak_Tim709_001