Palace of Minos

Palace of Minos

ca. 1700-1300 BCE

1849

Lustral Basin

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Knosós (ancient site)

Minoan

ceremonial structures

View of the North Lustral Basin with columns at the Palace of Knossos in Crete. "The lustral basin is fairly typical and sits near the south-eastern corner of a larger enclosure, facing the doors from the antechamber. The southern door led straight to the down staircase. The stepped balustrade supported three tapering columns. The room is a short rectangle measuring about 2.5 x 2.5 metres and is 2 metres deep. The walls had a dado of gypsum slabs and the floor was paved with the same material. Evans found the basin full of carbonized material that had fallen from the upper part of the building. On the floor were clay and stone vessels—the latter including ewers and spouted bowls with inlaid decoration. They were certainly used to pour liquids, scented oils and water, so the ‘lustral’ connection is understandable in this case, at least,"--Odyssey Adventures in Archaeology website.

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