Str1040

Code name (Unique Key)

Str1040

Type of structural unit

Pier inside a wall

List of related timber evidence

Stone base with mortises

Location code

Main Building at Pylos

Space code

Room 36

List of chronological phases

Late Helladic III A1 (1400-1350)
Late Helladic III A2 (1350-1300)

Position in the space

Anta block flanking southeast side of staircase

General dimensions of the pier

Unknown; obscured by later walls

Position in the wall

At intermediate position in the wall

Is the pier part of a colonnade?

No

Type of masonry of the wall

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

State of preservation when excavated

Good

Current state of preservation

Good

Type of destruction

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

Method of documentation

On site
Bibliographical

General description of the pier

Anta block concealed by later walls; original construction unknown

Media legend and metadata

Ph_PYL_Loc15_0019.jpg

Bibliography

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

Linked resources

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