Parish Find Location 
Visby

Find Location 
House no. 4 in the street ʻBredgatanʼ (Telestationen), Visby.

Find Context Classification 
Private Property

Coordinate Find Location (lat) 
6392981

Coordinate Find Location (long) 
696475

Parish Present Location 
Unknown

Present Location 
Currently untraceable.

Present Location Classification 
Unknown

Coordinate Present Location (lat) 
6392981

Coordinate Present Location (long) 
696475

Material 
Unknown

Lindqvist Type 
A (ca. 400-600)

Lindqvist Shape 
Unclear

Runic Inscription or not 
Unknown

Context and Discovery 
The stone was reported by Jan Peder Lamm and recorded in the inventory book 1985-03-20. Lamm only notes that the slab has been reused as a stair in the street ʻBredgatanʼ, house no. 4 (Telestationen), in the inner city of Visby (kvarteret ʻBorgenʼ). Per Widerström and Sigmund Oehrl have repeatedly tried to find the stone, but without success. Nor is any further information available in the archives.

Measurements, Material and Condition 
According to Jan Peder Lamm, the stone represents a fragment, i.e., the upper part of a picture stone, about 25% of the entire monument. Material and measurements have not been recorded.

Description of Ornament and Images 
Lamm notes that no traces of decoration can be observed on the slab.

Interpretation of the Imagery 
No interpretation

Type and Dating 
After Jan Peder Lamm’s list, the fragment represents the upper part of a Type A picture stone, dating to AD 400 to 600.

References 
No references

 
Fyndplats
Omtalas 1985 såsom trappsten i huset Bredgatan 4.

Nuvarande lokalisering
Okänd.

Beskrivning
Övre delen av tidig bildsten (period A). Inga mått eller ristningar angivna.

Datering
Dateringen oklar, men tillhör perioden 400-500-talen.

Tolkning
Ingen tolkning.

AA

Title
GP 544 Visby Bredgatan 4

Fornsök ID 
L1976:5448

RAÄ ID 
Visby 112:1

Jan Peder Lamm ID 
437

ATA
K-Samsök