Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 2,2): Town houses in Knossos of the new era and restored West Palace Section (London, 1928)

394 'HOUSE OF CHANCEL SCREEN': MEGARON RESTORED

narrow elongated space, as in the case of the Villa, but was almost equal in
dimensions to the outer section of the hall.1 The floor had been covered
with plaster, remains of which were visible on the edge of the central dais.
A restored view of the arrangement is given in Fig. 225, and, the better to

Fig. 225. West End of Megaron showing ' Chancel Screen ' and Dais, with
Seat of Honour restored.

preserve this interesting structure, the columns of the balustrades have been
completed and the whole roofed over.

Taken in connexion with the parallel arrangement in the Royal Villa,
to be described below, we have here a very interesting illustration of the

1 The inner section was 4-25 m. wide (N. dimensions of the outer section were of the
to S.) and 3-05 m. deep (E. to W.). The same width and 4-50 E. to VV.