Parish Find Location 
Unknown

Find Location 
Unknown

Find Context Classification 
Unknown

Present Location Classification 
Gotlands Museum Magasin Visborg

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6390259

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
695514

Material 
Limestone

Height 
39

Width 
31

Thickness 
14

Lindqvist Type 
C/D (ca. 700-1000)
E (ca. 1000-1150)

Lindqvist Shape 
Unclear

Iconographic Keywords 
sail 
ship 

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
The fragment was found in storage at Gotlands Museum without bearing an inventory number or further information.

Measurements, Material and Condition 
The fragment is triangular, its side lengths are 31, 39 and approximately 50 cm. The piece is up to 14 cm thick. The shortest side of the triangle preserves the original lateral edge of the picture stone. The edge between the obverse and the narrow side is slightly rounded; the narrow side is not hewn entirely at right angles to the obverse, but slightly slanted towards the back of the monument. The decorated surface is essentially even, but heavily textured, rough and somewhat unsightly.

Description of Ornament and Images 
Remains of a border can be surmised on the preserved edge. Immediately adjacent to it is a field in which small remnants of a faintly carved and somewhat weathered diamond pattern can be seen. At least six more-or-less complete diamonds and remnants of some others are visible. They certainly belonged to the sail of a ship depiction. At the bottom and top, the diamond field is disturbed by the diagonal broken edge; on the opposite side, it ends with a horizontal line. On the other side of this line, further unclear structures are visible, which could be parts of another image panel, a horizontal border or parts of the ship.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
The fragment belongs to a late-type picture stone, “Abschnitt” C–E according to Lindqvist’s typology. The simple stone carving technique speaks more for a type C/D stone, dating to the period between the 8th and 10th centuries.

References 
No references

 
Fyndplats
Okänd

Nuvarande lokalisering
Gotlands museums magasin på Visborgsslätt

Beskrivning
Tresidigt fragment av svampformig bildsten (period C/D), med måtten 31, 39 och 50 cm. Spår av kantdekor och segel.

Inskrift
Ingen inskrift

Datering
Kan inte dateras med säkerhet, men tillhör perioden cirka 700-900-talen.

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 289 Unknown Find Spot

Gotlands Museum ID 
GFC11038

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
365

ATA

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