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 
38

Width 
14

Thickness 
11

Lindqvist Type 
A (ca. 400-600)

Lindqvist Shape 
Unclear

Runic Inscription or not 
No

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

Measurements, Material and Condition 
This irregularly shaped fragment of a 9 cm thick limestone slab measures about 38 x 25 cm. On one side it preserves a short piece of the original lateral edge of an early picture stone. The narrow side is hewn straight at right angles to the obverse and separated from it by a relatively wide and conspicuous chamfer. The surface of the stone is completely flat, but it appears unworked. It was once rough and textured but appears to be weathered. Many fossils.

Description of Ornament and Images 
A pair of weathered parallel grooves runs along the preserved lateral edge, forming a simple border. No further decoration, however, can be detected on the stone’s surface.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
The fragment belongs to an early-type picture stone, i.e., Type A according to Lindqvist’s typology, dating between AD 400 and 600. Due to the fragmentary condition and the lack of further decorative elements, a more precise classification is not possible.

References 
No references

 
Fyndplats
Okänd

Nuvarande lokalisering
Gotlands museums magasin på Visborgsslätt

Beskrivning
Fragment av tidig bildsten (period A), bevarad längd 38 cm och bredd 25 cm. Spår av kantdekor.

Inskrift
Ingen inskrift

Datering
Kan inte dateras med säkerhet, men tillhör perioden cirka 400-600.

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 315 Unknown Find Spot

Gotlands Museum ID 
GFC11048

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
370

ATA

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