Linde No. 3 / Lindum

Results: 28 records

BU01: animal - bird - eagle?

the large eagle-like bird, its head up and twisted near the upper rim, as if it were screaming; the position of the legs indicating helplessness?

Scene Description: the large eagle-like bird, its head up and twisted near the upper rim, as if it were screaming; the position of the legs indicating helplessness?

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU01: human figure - male - fighting a fabulous animal or monster

the standing figure appears to have his head raised, mouth open, in agony (?); a beast with a double-coiled tail descends from the upper right, its serpent-like head reaching the man's mid; the man's right hand is curved and near the beast's head; the man's chest could be torn open (?); his left hand to the right side, holding an object. To the right of this is a large bird (eagle?), its head twisted upwards and sideways, in a similar position to the man's, as if in agony.

Scene Description: the standing figure appears to have his head raised, mouth open, in agony (?); a beast with a double-coiled tail descends from the upper right, its serpent-like head reaching the man's mid; the man's right hand is curved and near the beast's head; the man's chest could be torn open (?); his left hand to the right side, holding an object. To the right of this is a large bird (eagle?), its head twisted upwards and sideways, in a similar position to the man's, as if in agony.

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU01: human figure - male - fighting a fabulous animal or monster - detail

Scene Description: notice the position of the man's right hand and the nearby serpent-like head of the beast

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU01: human figure - male - fighting a fabulous animal or monster - detail

Scene Description: is the beast ripping open the man's chest? what does the left hand hold?

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU01: human figure - male - fighting a fabulous animal or monster - detail

Scene Description: what does the right hand hold?

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU03: human figure - male - holding flower or plant

a human figure dressed in a fitted upper garment and wide short pants holds the upper rim moulding (or hangs from it) with his right hand, the left hand to the side holding what appears to be a plant or a bouquet; his head, like the other man and the bird to the left, up and twisted by the upper rim moulding

Scene Description: a human figure dressed in a fitted upper garment and wide short pants holds the upper rim moulding (or hangs from it) with his right hand, the left hand to the side holding what appears to be a plant or a bouquet; his head, like the other man and the bird to the left, up and twisted by the upper rim moulding

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU03: human figure - male - holding flower or plant

Scene Description: showing the context with the bird and the next figure

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU04: animal - bird?

Scene Description: shown here in the context of the previous figure

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU04: animal - bird? - detail

Scene Description: the lower part appears to be interlaced

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU04: animal - birdf?

Scene Description: the head appears pigeon-like

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU05: unidentified

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU06: animal - fabulous animal or monster

Scene Description: two or three heads stemmeing from a scaled upper body, while the lower end looks like a floral design

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU07: animal - fabulous animal or monster - 2

the image appears to be formed of two beasts whose lower bodies are entangled in a flored intertwine; the upper bodies face each other, legs in an attack pose, but the heads are twisted away towards the upper rim

Scene Description: the image appears to be formed of two beasts whose lower bodies are entangled in a flored intertwine; the upper bodies face each other, legs in an attack pose, but the heads are twisted away towards the upper rim

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

BU07: animal - fabulous animal or monster - 2 - detail

Scene Description: the twisted head of the beast on the left; notice the set of teeth

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

design element - architectural - arcade - columns with capitals and bases

the fragment shows two types of bases: the one shown here, in the centre of the image, is of a scalloped shape and decorated with a floral motif; one other that has survived on the fragment is also scalloped in shape but plain

Scene Description: the fragment shows two types of bases: the one shown here, in the centre of the image, is of a scalloped shape and decorated with a floral motif; one other that has survived on the fragment is also scalloped in shape but plain

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: all around; damaged in many places

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

unidentified

the scene on the left side of the image appears to show a hoof to the left of the column base; may have been the Flight to Egypt, or the ddeparture or arrival of the Magi

Scene Description: the scene on the left side of the image appears to show a hoof to the left of the column base; may have been the Flight to Egypt, or the ddeparture or arrival of the Magi

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

unidentified

of the scene to the right of the column base remain the lowe part of two figures wearing long robes and standing to either side of something that has a base and a narrow stem (a candle?)

Scene Description: of the scene to the right of the column base remain the lowe part of two figures wearing long robes and standing to either side of something that has a base and a narrow stem (a candle?)

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

unidentified

Scene Description: the two scalloped bases seen here demarcate two unidentified scenes; the extent of clustered ball-like motifs suggests the representation of clouds or water; in some Gotland fonts (e.g.: Ekeby) they are used in scenes of the Majestas Domini; in other fonts the cluster of balls symbolises the waters of the Jordan in the Baptism of Christ -- of the scene to the left of the image there remain what appear to be human feet and the bottom of garments

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

unidentified

the image shows the little-ball motifs on the extreme left, as tentativeley identified in the previous photograph; to the right of them is another scalloped base, a plain one here, obviously part of the arcade supports; between this base and the next one, also a plain one at the right of the image, a number of unidentified shapes.

Scene Description: the image shows the little-ball motifs on the extreme left, as tentativeley identified in the previous photograph; to the right of them is another scalloped base, a plain one here, obviously part of the arcade supports; between this base and the next one, also a plain one at the right of the image, a number of unidentified shapes.

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Scene Description: showing the multi-headed beast with scaled upper body

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Scene Description: showing the two beasts with intertwined lower bodies

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Scene Description: showing the intertwined beasts and the man with the coiled-tail monster

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Scene Description: the fragments as displayed

view of basin - underbowl - detail

Scene Description: the fragments as displayed

view of basin and base

Scene Description: as displayed

Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 August 2012 by BSI

INFORMATION

FontID: 05372LIN

Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)

Church/Chapel: Linde kyrka

Church Location: Linde, 623 57 Hemse, Sweden -- Tel.: +46 498 48 00 66

Country Name: Sweden

Location: Gotland, Gotllands län

Directions to Site: Located off (W) county road 142. about 35 km ESE of Visby

Ecclesiastic Region: Visby stift -- Linde församling

Historical Region: Gotlands södra härad, Fardhems ting, Gotlands län

Font Location in Church: the fragment is located by the chancel, NE end

Date: ca. 1200?

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque

Workshop/Group/Artisan: Hegvald? / Hegwald?

Font Notes: Click to view

Described and illustrated in Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland (Bd, VII, hft. 2: 79-81, 98) as a "fragmentary font bowl of sandstone attributed to the stone master 'Hegvaldr'", the underbasin of which is ornamented with "fabled beasts", a "woman sucked by a dragon, Luxuria (?) and eagle", etc. On-site notes: two fragments of a Hegwald font; the top piece is actually the underbowl of a regular Hegwald font, ornamented with his typically unorthodox style of representation; the lower part appears to be part of the base of the same font. [NB: we have no information as to how the fragments ended up in this church, or where they originated].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 57.279667, 18.379778

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 57° 16′ 46.8″ N, 18° 22′ 47.2″ E

UTM: 34V 342046 6351557

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone

Number of Pieces: one [fragment]

Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Drainage Notes: diameter of drain hole: 11-12 cm

Diameter (includes rim): 80 cm [taken at the upper end of the underbowl]

Basin Total Height: 25 cm / *[40 cm]

Notes on Measurements: BSI on-site -- * [Sveriges kyrkor] [NB: these are the measurements of the remaining fragment and are indicative of the full size of the basin]

REFERENCES

Lundmark, Efraim, Sveriges kyrkor: Gotland, Stockholm: G. Tisell, 1925-1990