Parish Find Location 
Lummelunda

Find Location 
The choir of Lummelunda church.

Find Context Classification 
Church

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6408319

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
705522

Parish Present Location 
Lummelunda

Present Location 
In the choir, incorporated into the flooring.

Present Location Classification 
Church
In-Loco

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6408319

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
705522

Material 
Limestone

Height 
46

Width 
40

Lindqvist Type 
C/D (ca. 700-1000)
Unclear (ca. 400-1150)

Lindqvist Shape 
Tall stone
Unclear

Runic Inscription or not 
No

Context and Discovery 
The stone was identified in 1984 by B. Böttger-Niedenzu, who submitted her master’s thesis on Gotland’s picture stones to the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in 1982, went through the Gotlandic rural churches during the years 1981–1985 and discovered not fewer than 38 previously unknown picture stones, which she published in a brief catalogue in 1988. The small fragment in Lummelunda kyrka is incorporated into the floor, situated under a pew in the north-western corner of the choir. A Type A stone is situated in front of the western portal of the church, re-used as step – GP 246 Lummelunda kyrka (I).

The present tower and the nave of Lummelunda church were erected around 1200, together with a Romanesque choir, which was replaced by the present Gothic style choir around 1250.
GP 246 Lummelunda kyrka (I)

Measurements, Material and Condition 
The limestone slab is almost square-shaped, 0.40 x 0.46 m. Its surface is almost completely abraded and very smooth. The stone is situated under a pew but fully accessible.

Description of Ornament and Images 
The surface of the stone is completely polished and smoothed, only on its western edge (i.e., on the right, when sitting on the pew) can a slightly outwardly curved double line or band be discerned, which stands out only very slightly and can only be seen in oblique light.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
Since no remains of the outer contour of the monument have been preserved and only the pale remains of a double line are discernible, it is not possible to precisely determine the type of the possible picture stone. It appears conceivable that the slab represents a fragment of a larger Type C/D stone and that the slightly curved double line belongs to the framing of the edge border. However, this remains uncertain. Ultimately, it remains impossible to prove whether the slab represents a picture stone at all.

References 
Böttger-Niedenzu 1988, p. 12.

 
Fyndplats
Bildstenen observerades första gången 1984, då den låg i den nordvästra delen av korgolvet.

Nuvarande lokalisering
Samma lokalisering som 1984.

Beskrivning
Troligen ett litet fragment en svampformig bildsten (period C/D), med måtten 40 x 46 cm. Spår av kantdekor.

Inskrift
Ingen inskrift.

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

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 247 Lummelunda kyrka 2

Fornsök ID 
L1977:7069

RAÄ ID 
Lummelunda 100:1

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
420

ATA
K-Samsök