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Description: | TREASURE CASE : 2012 T579.A complete cast silver vervel of post-medieval date. The vervel consists of a circular ring inscribed with the name *F. VAGHAN and a shield shaped element soldered onto the external surface bearing a crest consisting of a male head with a snake wrapped around his throat. This crest is attributed to the Vaughn family of Sutton, East Yorkshire, Herefordshire and Wales.The vervel is 8mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick, and the shield is 9.5mm long, 7.6mm wide. The object weighs 1.2g.While this object was found in East Yorkshire the Herefordshire branch of the Vaughn family based at Hergest Court was allegedly the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous Sherlock Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles.In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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