GP 266 Lärbro Norder-Ire (V)

Context and Discovery
The only brief reports about the find are given by Oscar Wennersten in the newspaper Gotlands Allehanda, Christmas issue 1913, and in the catalogue of Statens Historiska Museum in Stockholm (dnr 412/763-1913). Lindqvist (1941/42 II, p. 89) notes that GP 249 Norder-Ire I “was found in the summer of 1913 during foundation works for a small house at the outer edge of a mound in a former meadow. After the find was reported by the farmer Karl Andersson, the find place was examined by Wennersten, who subsequently in the autumn of the same year discovered the other stones (GP 250 Norder-Ire II, GP 251 Norder-Ire III, GP 265 Norder-Ire IV, and GP 266 Norder-Ire [V]) during his investigations along the side of the building where No. I had come to light. Whether the mound was of natural or artificial origin could not be determined.” The place where the stones were found was called ʻNorder-Ire Torgʼ by the local population. Eight further small fragments of an apparently worked limestone slab, which were uncovered during Wennersten’s investigation as well, were interpreted by Jan Peder Lamm (Lamm/Nylén 2003, p. 190) as a fifth picture stone (GP 266 Norder-Ire [V]). Furthermore, two fragments of a grinding stone were discovered together with the picture stones.
GP 249 Lärbro Norder-Ire I
GP 250 Lärbro Norder-Ire II
GP 251 Lärbro Norder-Ire III
GP 265 Lärbro Norder-Ire IV

Measurements, Material and Condition
According to the catalogue of Statens Historiska Museum in Stockholm, 13 small pieces of a carved limestone slab were uncovered. From the catalogue photo, it can be seen that GP 265 Norder-Ire IV is included in this number. The same photo is also kept in ATA (Run- och bildstenssamling 777:39c; taken in 1925). Consequently, there are only 12 additional stone pieces. Five of them match and form a larger fragment, which means that we are dealing with eight fragments. According to Jan Peder Lamm, these eight fragments originate from one and the same picture stone, which has to be labelled as GP 266 Norder-Ire (V). However, it is not unlikely that GP 265 Norder-Ire IV had been part of this lost picture stone as well, and Norder-Ire IV and Norder-Ire (V) must be regarded as the same monument. According to the catalogue, the dimensions of the fragments vary between 11 x 10 x 7 cm and 35 x 22 x 8 cm.
GP 265 Lärbro Norder-Ire IV

Description of Ornament and Images
According to the drawing (by Olof Sörling?) kept in ATA (Run- och bildstenssamling), five matching pieces form an irregular small fragment of a slab, which features remains of a carved double line and a slightly bent single line, similar to those on GP 265 Norder-Ire IV. On two other pieces insignificant traces of carved lines seem to be discernable as well. The same drawing does also depict Norder-Ire IV.
GP 265 Lärbro Norder-Ire IV

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Type and Dating
It is not possible to provide any information or conclusions on typology or chronology.

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