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VERVEL
Unique ID: BERK-6BD475
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Post-medieval hawking ring or vervel, that would have been attached to a hawk's jesses. The vervel is circular in plan with a D-shaped cross section having a flat outer surface and slightly convex inner surface. The inscription '+ OF EDMVNTON' is hand engraved around the outer circumference of the vervel. It is possible that the hawk had a second vervel on which was engraved the name of the owner. The style of the lettering suggests a 16th (Tudor period) or early 17th century AD date.
Notes:
As the object was found before 1997 it falls under the common law of treasure trove; where evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery. The object is most likely to be a casual loss, therefore does not constitute treasure.
Class:
Ring
Inscription:
+ OF EDMVNTON
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T461
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1699
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 2.49 mm
Thickness: 1.25 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 9.78 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1980 - Monday 31st December 1990
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2011.174
Treasure case number: 2011T461
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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