GP 500 Tingstäde kyrka III

Context and Discovery
The fragment is reused as the seventh step from the bottom in the lower part of the tower stairs, its obverse facing upwards. According to Lindqvist (1941/42 II, p. 131), it probably was part of the same picture stone as GP 499 Tingstäde kyrka II (see IX). It is possible, according to Lindqvist, that the fragments GP 501 Tingstäde kyrka IV and GP 502 Tingstäde kyrka V also belong to this monument (ibid. p. 132). All these fragments are incorporated into the stairs of the tower.

In total, not fewer than 26 picture stones from Tingstäde church are registered in Lamm/Nylén 2003 – The stones Tingstäde kyrka I–XX were published by Lindqvist. In 1984, Beata Böttger-Niedenzu discovered GP 507–509 Tingstäde kyrka 21–23, and GP 494 Tingstäde kyrka 24. Two more stones, which are incorporated into the wall of the tower, were discovered between 1990 and 2002 (GP 497–498 Tingstäde kyrka 25–26). The first Romanesque building with a nave and an apsidal choir was erected during the 12th century. In the beginning of the 13th century, the nave was enlarged, and around the middle of the century the old choir was replaced by the present one. The Romanesque portal which today leads to the sacristy probably represents the choir portal of the 12th century church which was re-used in the new building. The tower was probably built together with the new choir, i.e., around 1250, but was raised by three floors during the 14th century.
GP 499 Tingstäde kyrka II
GP 501 Tingstäde kyrka IV
GP 502 Tingstäde kyrka V
GP 507 Tingstäde kyrka 21
GP 508 Tingstäde kyrka 22
GP 509 Tingstäde kyrka 23
GP 494 Tingstäde kyrka 24
GP 497 Tingstäde kyrka 25
GP 498 Tingstäde kyrka 26

Measurements, Material and Condition
On one of the long sides, the trapezoidal fragment preserves the original (upper) edge of the monument. “Limestone slab, 16.5 cm thick. The obverse is uneven now and severely damaged by footsteps. The narrow side facing outwards is about 60 cm long and was hewn flat and just like the one of No. II had a chamfer towards the obverse; it is slightly convex lengthwise, which suggests that this side forms part of the picture stone’s top. The larger part of this narrow side, however, has been refashioned, probably in order to remove the marks of weathering” (Lindqvist 1941/42 II, p. 131–132).

Description of Ornament and Images
Lindqvist (1941/42 II, p. 132) describes the carvings as follows: “Of the decoration, now only a curved line is visible that probably belongs to a border with spiral or band pattern or a similar motif along the stone’s upper edge.” A drawing by Sörling reproduced in Lindqvist’s book (II, fig. 532) is the only published illustration of the stone. It shows the described ornaments.

Interpretation of the Imagery
No interpretation

Type and Dating
Most probably, the fragment belongs to an early-type picture stone, i.e. Type A according to Lindqvist’s typology (“Abschnitt” A), dating to about AD 400 to 600. Lindqvist assumes that it was part of the same picture stone as GP 499 Tingstäde kyrka II (and possibly also GP 501 Tingstäde kyrka IV and GP 502 Tingstäde kyrka V) (see IV) that, in his opinion, belonged to the Brotypus, a group of tall Type A stones characterized by a big roundel in the upper half and a pair of small disk motifs below (1941/42 I, pp. 27–28; cf. Hauck 1983a, pp. 541–542).
GP 499 Tingstäde kyrka II
GP 501 Tingstäde kyrka IV
GP 502 Tingstäde kyrka V

References
Lundmark 1925, p. 172; Lindqvist 1941/42 II, p. 131–132, fig. 532; Guber 2011, p. 149 cat. no. 80.

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