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20 THE MYCENAEAN AGE
distance along the ramp exposed to missiles from the wall
above him, and then on entering he would find himself in a
cul-de-sac between the fortress wall without and the palace
inclosure within, while the real fortress gate was still
before him.1 Of this gate the great stone threshold (4|-
feet broad and 10J feet long) and the massive parastades
or gate-posts (10| feet high) are still in place, though the
Postern at Tiryns
outside post is broken off above and the lintel has disap-
peared. The uprights are not mere squared blocks, but in
the outer side a special door-rebate (of one foot on each
jamb) or door-case is wrought, against which the great
doors rested. Halfway up (five feet above the sill), the
inner jamb is bored to the depth of 16 inches; while the
outer one is bored clear through. Thus the bolt could be
shot back through this jamb into the circuit wall and quite
out of the way when the gate was open. If the gate to
1 In plan and dimensions, so far as can now lie made out, it corresponded
closely with the Lions' Gate, which, heing completely preserved, will afford a
better description. (See page 29.)
distance along the ramp exposed to missiles from the wall
above him, and then on entering he would find himself in a
cul-de-sac between the fortress wall without and the palace
inclosure within, while the real fortress gate was still
before him.1 Of this gate the great stone threshold (4|-
feet broad and 10J feet long) and the massive parastades
or gate-posts (10| feet high) are still in place, though the
Postern at Tiryns
outside post is broken off above and the lintel has disap-
peared. The uprights are not mere squared blocks, but in
the outer side a special door-rebate (of one foot on each
jamb) or door-case is wrought, against which the great
doors rested. Halfway up (five feet above the sill), the
inner jamb is bored to the depth of 16 inches; while the
outer one is bored clear through. Thus the bolt could be
shot back through this jamb into the circuit wall and quite
out of the way when the gate was open. If the gate to
1 In plan and dimensions, so far as can now lie made out, it corresponded
closely with the Lions' Gate, which, heing completely preserved, will afford a
better description. (See page 29.)