Parish Find Location 
Bunge

Find Location 
Bunge church

Find Context Classification 
Church

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6419522

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
738720

Parish Present Location 
Bunge

Present Location 
In the sacristy of Bunge church?

Present Location Classification 
Church

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6419522

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
738720

Material 
Unknown

Lindqvist Type 
Unclear (ca. 400-1150)

Lindqvist Shape 
Unclear

Context and Discovery 
“According to a kind message by A. Edle, there is a fragment of a picture stone as a lintel of a niche (wall cabinet) in the sacristy. Because this niche had been covered by a huge, free-standing cupboard, [Sune Lindqvist] was unable to find this stone again. No details of its shape were imparted” (Lindqvist 1941/42 II, p. 35).

According to the 1977 inventory, there are two pieces of a picture stone in the church; however, they were not inspected at that time. The newspaper article given as only record in the inventory book (Gotlands Allehanda 1972-19-01) offers no information about the picture stone fragments.

The first church on the site was a Romanesque building of the 12th century. In the early 13th century, the current tower was added. During the early 14th century (1270–1285 according to Roosval 1935, p. 20), the Romanesque nave and choir were replaced by the current High Gothic building. The current sacristy, where the picture stone was incorporated, was built at the same time as the Gothic nave and choir (Roosval 1935, p. 23). The current portal of the sacristy was taken from the Romanesque building (ibid. 28).

Several picture stone fragments known were incorporated into a niche in the church. GP 570 Mästerby kyrka (I) was re-used in the same manner as the Bunge stone. It was incorporated into the recessed cabinet in the southern wall of the rectangular apse. The stone forms the ceiling of this sacramental niche, with its obverse facing downwards. This is also the case with GP 26 Bara ödekyrka, which serves as the ceiling or lintel of a wall niche in the choir as well. The Mästerby stone was also discovered by E. Edle (1936).
GP 570 Stenkyrka kyrkogården
GP 26 Bara ödekyrka (I)

Measurements, Material and Condition 
No information

Description of Ornament and Images 
No information

Type and Dating 
No information

References 
Lindqvist 1941/42 II, p. 35.

 
Fyndplats
Enligt uppgift till Lindqvist ska det finnas ett fragment av en bildsten i en nisch i Bunge kyrkas sakristia, men nischen var 1941 täckt av ett stort skåp.

Nuvarande lokalisering
Förmodligen samma plats.

Beskrivning
Saknas uppgifter

Datering
Oklar datering

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning

AA

Title
GP 52 Bunge kyrka

Fornsök ID 
L1977:5623

RAÄ ID 
Bunge 74:4

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
39

Lindqvist Title 
Bunge, Kirche

ATA
K-Samsök