Information sighs in the archaeological site indicates “The so-called Queen’s Megaron (45-53) was an independent suite of rooms next to the guards’ headquarters (55-57); it has an open-air, enclosed court (47), interior corridors, and ancillary spaces. The central hall (46) was an elegant rectangular room with three entrances, its walls and ceiling richly decorated. In the center of the room is a circular hearth, smaller than that in the Throne Room, but similarly painted with flames, zigzags, and spirals. The walls of the room were decorated with frescoes that depict both wild and mythical animals, such as lions and griffins. The frescoes and the hearth attest to the official nature of the space. Because of this, the possibility cannot be excluded that this room was used by the captain of the guard and his officers and that the queen’s apartments were instead on the upper floor.”
Nestor’s Palace at Pylos Archaeological site. Mycenaean era (1750 – 1050 BCE). Peloponnese, Greece.