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Gotlandic Picture Stones - The Online Edition

GP 292 Unknown Find Spot









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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 
14

Width 
13

Thickness 
5

Lindqvist Type 

Lindqvist Shape 

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
The stone fragment was found in the storage of Gotlands Museum without bearing an inventory number nor further information.

Measurements, Material and Condition 
The limestone fragment is 21 cm high, 13 cm wide and 5 cm thick. It is the upper left part of a small picture stone with convex upper edge and protruding corners. The upper part of the left border and parts of the upper border are preserved, which is less than a quarter of the original monument. The ornament is carved as thick lines. The main image field is not preserved. The original stone was probably not higher than 1 m.

Description of Ornament and Images 
The bordering forms the typical step pattern, which probably represents a geometrized twisted cord, which is typical for Type B stones.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
Middle type picture stone, dwarf stone, i.e. Type B according to Lindqvist, dating to between AD 500 and 700.

References 
Lamm/Nylén 2003, 200 no. 368.

Title
GP 292 Unknown Find Spot

Gotlands Museum ID 
GFC11046

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
368


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Last modified Apr 23, 2026

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