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 
33

Width 
26

Thickness 
13

Lindqvist Type 
C/D (ca. 700-1000)

Lindqvist Shape 
Unclear

Iconographic Keywords 
horse 
leg 
triangle 

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 small, irregularly shaped fragment preserves a small, roughly rectangular section of the decorated surface, which is well preserved and shows no traces of weathering or abrasion. The piece measures about 33 x 26 cm and is 13 cm thick. All four sides have broken edges. The background fields of the bas-relief were redrawn with black paint after the fragment was found. The paint is still visible.

Description of Ornament and Images 
The images are executed in bas-relief technique, the background fields carved less than a millimeter deep. The relief is weak but perfectly preserved. On the preserved piece of the surface, a horizontal narrow strip can be seen along one of the long sides of the fragment, which probably represents a lower frame line of an image panel. Two triangles emanate from about the middle of this strip, with their tips pointing upwards. To the left and right of the triangles, a horse’s leg and, above it, small parts of the horse’s belly can be seen. Comparable images of horses striding over triangular obstacles can be seen on several late-type picture stones such as GP 244 Lokrume kyrka and GP 352 Silte stenbro 2.
GP 244 Lokrume kyrka
GP0352

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
The fragment belongs to a late-type picture stone; the motif and the execution of the bas-relief clearly indicate “Abschnitt” C/D according to Lindqvist’s typology. Those monuments can only be roughly dated to the period between the 8th century (or rather around AD 800) and the 10th century.

References 
No references

 
Fyndplats
Okänd

Nuvarande lokalisering
Gotlands museums magasin på Visborgsslätt

Beskrivning
Fragment av svampformig bildsten (period C/D), med måtten 33 x 26 cm. Spår av en häst med två trianglar vid hästens ben.

Inskrift
Ingen inskrift

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

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 294 Unknown Find Spot

Gotlands Museum ID 
GFC11049

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
371

ATA

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