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GP 537 Vallstena Vallstenarum (I)









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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 

Lindqvist Shape 

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


Last modifed Sep 25, 2024

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