Parish Find Location 
Hejnum

Find Location 
In the area of an old road about 150 m east of Mallgårds farm, Hejnum parish.

Find Context Classification 
Private Property

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6399087

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
715145

Parish Present Location 
Hejnum

Present Location 
Kept in the yard of Mallgårds farm, Hejnum parish.

Present Location Classification 
Private Property

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6399087

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
715145

Material 
Limestone

Height 
70

Width 
56

Lindqvist Type 
B (ca. 500-700)

Lindqvist Shape 
Dwarf stone

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
The picture stone was found in the 1930s on the property of landowner Helmer Andersson, approx. 150 m east of his farm Mallgårds in Hejnum parish. It was discovered by Andersson in the area of an old road, on solid ground. After its discovery, the stone was moved to the farmyard, where it is kept among other archaeologically relevant stone finds (RAÄ Hejnum 114) – a stone with sliprännor (grinding grooves), presumably a medieval column base, and perhaps a gravklot (large spherical stone). In 1952 or 1953, another picture stone was found at the same spot, close to the one discussed here, but in a swampy area of the old road, apparently re-used as filling material (GP 191 Hejnum Mallgårds 1). This one is now placed next to the driveway leading to the farmyard. Both finds were reported to RAÄ by Erik Nylén in 1960 (ATA dnr 990/60, 1960-01-21, including photos).
GP 191 Hejnum Mallgårds 1

Measurements, Material and Condition 
The picture stone is 0.70 m high and 0.56 m wide. The monument is almost complete, only the lowest part and the root seem to be broken off. Thus, the monument must have been quite small, less than 1.00 m high. A small part of the surface, at one of the head’s corners, seems to be cracked and broken away. Otherwise, the stone itself is almost perfectly preserved. However, remains of carvings can no longer be determined, as the limestone slab is too weathered.

Description of Ornament and Images 
No traces of carvings are discernible with certainty.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
Since the stone is almost complete and only its lowest part is lost, it cannot have been much larger, probably less than 1.00 m in total. The shape (convex head with corners protruding at right angles to the stone’s body) and the size of the dwarf stone indicate a Type B picture stone, dating between AD 500 and 700. Type B stones like GP 248 Lärbro Källstäde and GP 365 Stenkyrka kyrka IV are good parallels for its shape.
GP 248 Lärbro Källstäde
GP 365 Stenkyrka kyrka IV

References 
Lamm/Nylén 2003, p. 203 cat. no. 413.

 
Fyndplats
Bildstenen påträffades vid en väg på 1930-talet, cirka 150 m öster om gården Mallgårds. Fördes då till gårdsplanen.

Nuvarande lokalisering
Bildstenen står på gårdsplanen till Mallgårds.

Beskrivning
En nästan helt bevarad dvärgsten (typ B) 70 x 56 cm. Inga spår av bilder på stenen.

Datering
Dateringen kan inte anges närmare, men den tillhör perioden 500-700.

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 192 Hejnum Mallgårds 2

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
413

ATA