Parish Find Location 
Vallstena

Find Context Classification 
Grave-field

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6391033

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
717257

Present Location Classification 
Historiska Museet

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6581391

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
675775

Year of Discovery 
1874

Material 
Limestone

Height 
175

Width 
89

Lindqvist Type 
A (ca. 400-600)

Lindqvist Shape 
Tall stone

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
Lindqvist (1942, 139) writes that according to Gabriel Gustafson, the stele was found by a looter called Nygren in 1874 on the part of the cemetery in Vallstenarum that is south of Vallstena Church. It was found broken off and faced down not very deep in the ground but almost on the surface with no context or finds attached. However, some weapons were found close by, probably leftover from a looted grave. This part of the cemetery has undergone severe looting. HS

Measurements, Material and Condition 
Surface very smooth and evenly worked, but partially weathered. A diagonal fracture goes from the upper right half to the middle/lower half on the left side. The upper edges at the top and the sides are broken off but the axe shaped form is still visible. The root is not preserved but it seems that the entire decoration on the stele is visible. The lower right corner is broken off. Very shallow chamfer. HS

References 
Lindqvist 1941, pl. 9 fig. 16; 1942, 139 fig. 553; Nylén/Lamm 2003, 24 f.; Oehrl 2019a, pl. 1f

Title
GP 537 Vallstena Vallstenarum (I)

Fornsök ID 
L1976:9376

RAÄ ID 
Vallstena 163:1

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
322

Statens Historiska Museer ID 
14127

Lindqvist Title 
Vallstena, Vallstenarum