{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T10:49:02Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 16.6, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0953b-1d62-79e0-9abe-d3d546e60d8f\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: kovsh\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: PHY.LIV\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 043: 1001 registere", "usd": 0.0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 69.0, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0953b-1d54-72c1-8acf-d47b43aa88b7\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: kovsh\nRegistry id: vr.tr.kovsh\nPlane / domain: PHY / PHY.LIV\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nContext for " } }, "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T12:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T08:52:57+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "failure_modes_and_hazards", "owners", "visual_identification" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q3816692", "registryId": "vr.tr.kovsh", "name": "kovsh", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3816692/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.kovsh", "name": "kovsh", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise a kovsh, assess its construction and condition, and decide how it may be handled, interpreted, displayed or used.", "definition": "A kovsh is a traditional Russian scoop-shaped drinking or serving vessel, typically with a single handle and an elongated, boat-like bowl, also made as an ornamental or presentation object.", "scope_statement": "Provisionally interpret vr.tr.kovsh as the traditional Russian drinking or dipping vessel, including functional, presentation and decorative examples; the supplied PHY.LIV classification requires reconciliation. Museum descriptions support the vessel interpretation. [Royal Museums Greenwich](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-62075)", "in_scope": [ "Identification of an individual vessel as a kovsh", "Bowl, terminal handle, rim and base geometry", "Materials, construction, surface decoration and repairs", "Evidence of drinking, dipping, presentation or decorative purpose", "Maker attribution, inscriptions and object provenance", "Condition and suitability for handling, display or liquid contact" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Organism taxonomy, life stages and conservation assessments", "Generic ladles and scoops without evidence of kovsh identity", "Neighbouring vessel types such as bratina, endova and korchik", "Recipes and production processes for beverages", "Biographies of makers, donors and recipients", "General histories of Russian ceremonies and decorative arts" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Look for an elongated, boat-like drinking bowl with a handle at one end; assess the combination rather than treating either feature alone as decisive.", "Distinguish a bowl with a terminal grip from a conventional serving ladle whose small scoop sits at the end of a long shaft.", "Require comparison with documented kovshi when a bird-like outline resembles neighbouring Russian vessel forms.", "Do not require precious metal, elaborate ornament or a presentation inscription for identification.", "Separate identification as a kovsh from evidence that the particular example was actually used for drinking." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Identification basis", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "documented identification | comparative attribution | uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Prevents an evocative shape or seller's label from becoming an unquestioned classification." }, { "name": "Bowl and handle configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Bowl outline, depth, handle position and handle profile described separately", "why_it_matters": "Supports distinction from cups, serving ladles and related vessel types." }, { "name": "Overall dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mm; length including handle, bowl length, width, height and bowl depth", "why_it_matters": "Separates grip and bowl proportions and supports mount design." }, { "name": "Capacity", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mL; measured, estimated or unknown, with method", "why_it_matters": "Helps assess functional scale without requiring a potentially damaging fill test." }, { "name": "Material and surface system", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Recorded substrate, lining, gilding, enamel, coatings and uncertain components", "why_it_matters": "Controls interpretation of manufacture and suitability for cleaning or liquid contact." }, { "name": "Construction", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Observed body-forming method, handle attachment and decorative techniques", "why_it_matters": "Identifies structural vulnerabilities and evidence relevant to attribution." }, { "name": "Attributed maker and date", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Maker or workshop and date interval, each linked to evidence and confidence", "why_it_matters": "Keeps marked, documented and stylistically inferred attributions distinct." }, { "name": "Documented role", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "drinking | dipping or serving | presentation | decoration | mixed | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Avoids inferring historical use from vessel shape alone." }, { "name": "Structural and surface condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Bowl integrity, handle security, base stability and decoration losses recorded by location", "why_it_matters": "Determines appropriate support and handling." }, { "name": "Liquid-contact assessment", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "unassessed | unsuitable | assessed for a specified use", "why_it_matters": "A vessel's historical purpose does not establish its present suitability for beverages." } ], "affordances": [ "Compare bowl and handle geometry with documented kovshi and record identification confidence.", "Transcribe, photograph and interpret marks and inscriptions without altering their surfaces.", "Estimate capacity and document dimensions using methods compatible with the object's condition.", "Reconstruct presentation or ownership history from object-specific evidence.", "Specify a display support that accommodates the projecting handle and vulnerable ornament.", "Determine whether handling, cleaning or beverage use needs further material and condition assessment." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe the kovsh, its forms and its history in Russian craft from museum sources.", "Catalogue and record the condition of kovshi in collections." ], "must_not": [ "Present a reproduction as an antique or presentation piece.", "Help trade kovshi removed from collections or across borders in breach of heritage law.", "Recommend using silver, enamel or lacquered decorative pieces for food or drink without checking their safety." ], "requires_human": [ "Valuing, selling or exporting a historic kovsh." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Historic presentation kovshi are cultural heritage and attract forgery.", "Old decorative vessels can contain lead or other harmful materials." ], "affected_parties": [ "Collectors and museums", "Buyers", "Communities whose heritage it is" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The person or collection that owns it.", "master_systems": [ "Museum and cultural property inventories" ] }, "visual_identification": [ "A boat-shaped bowl with a single raised handle, often ending in a bird's head.", "Made of carved wood, silver or enamelled metal." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Lead-based solders, glazes or paints can contaminate food or drink.", "Forged pieces mislead buyers." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "A kovsh is encountered in collections of Russian decorative arts, historical tableware and ceremonial presentation objects.", "It may have served as a drinking or serving vessel, while richly decorated examples may primarily function as commemorative or display objects." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, issued by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, applies when a kovsh is placed on the European Union market as an article intended for food contact." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q3816692: kovsh", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3816692", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Kovsh", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kovsh", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "kovsh-identity", "name": "Kovsh identity", "description": "Establish which sense of kovsh the registry entry denotes and whether a particular vessel belongs to it.", "rationale": "The supplied living-thing classification conflicts with the documented vessel sense.", "layers": [ { "id": "registry-sense", "name": "Registry sense", "description": "Resolve the intended referent before importing an archetype.", "findings": [ { "id": "vessel-referent", "name": "Vessel referent", "description": "Treat the drinking-vessel interpretation as provisional until the originating registry record is checked.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which originating identifier or description establishes that vr.tr.kovsh denotes the Russian vessel?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "vessel-referent-q01" }, { "text": "Does PHY.LIV reflect a classification error or a different intended referent?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "vessel-referent-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "vessel-type-boundaries", "name": "Vessel type boundaries", "description": "Distinguish kovshi from neighbouring bowls and ladles.", "findings": [ { "id": "diagnostic-form", "name": "Diagnostic form", "description": "Use bowl form, terminal grip and documented attribution together; record ambiguous or hybrid examples explicitly.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which observed features and documented comparanda support identification as a kovsh?", "kind": "definition", "id": "diagnostic-form-q01" }, { "text": "What distinguishes this example from a korchik, bratina or ordinary serving ladle?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "diagnostic-form-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "bowl-and-grip", "name": "Bowl and grip", "description": "Record the geometry that makes the vessel hold liquid and permits it to be lifted or presented.", "rationale": "A projecting handle and elongated bowl affect identification, balance and practical use.", "layers": [ { "id": "liquid-holding-body", "name": "Liquid-holding body", "description": "Describe the interior, rim and usable volume.", "findings": [ { "id": "bowl-profile-and-capacity", "name": "Bowl profile and capacity", "description": "Record dimensions and capacity separately from assumptions about drinking or serving.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the bowl's internal depth, length, width and estimated usable capacity?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "bowl-profile-and-capacity-q01" }, { "text": "Can capacity be estimated from geometry or imaging without filling the vessel?", "kind": "action", "id": "bowl-profile-and-capacity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "handle-and-support", "name": "Handle and support", "description": "Assess the grip, its attachment and the vessel's resting geometry.", "findings": [ { "id": "grip-and-balance", "name": "Grip and balance", "description": "Distinguish a handle's visual role from demonstrated ability to support the object.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is the handle attached, and what evidence indicates whether it could bear the vessel's weight?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "grip-and-balance-q01" }, { "text": "Where should a handler or display mount support the vessel to avoid loading the projecting handle?", "kind": "action", "id": "grip-and-balance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "fabrication-and-decoration", "name": "Fabrication and decoration", "description": "Separate the vessel's structural materials from applied surfaces and ornament.", "rationale": "Construction and decoration inform attribution while creating different care requirements.", "layers": [ { "id": "body-construction", "name": "Body construction", "description": "Identify substrate, forming methods and joins.", "findings": [ { "id": "material-and-making-evidence", "name": "Material and making evidence", "description": "Record observed construction and distinguish it from untested material descriptions.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence identifies the bowl and handle materials and their forming methods?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "material-and-making-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which seams, tool marks or repairs reveal how the body and handle were assembled?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "material-and-making-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "ornament-and-marks", "name": "Ornament and marks", "description": "Document decorative surfaces, inscriptions and identifying marks.", "findings": [ { "id": "surface-evidence", "name": "Surface evidence", "description": "Keep transcription, material identification and interpretation distinct.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where are ornament, coatings and marks located, and which techniques are supported by examination?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "surface-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "What do maker or assay marks support about attribution, and what still requires corroboration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "surface-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use-and-presentation-history", "name": "Use and presentation history", "description": "Distinguish everyday vessel function from documented ceremonial or decorative roles.", "rationale": "Presentation kovshi are documented, but that role must be established for each object. [Fabergé Museum](https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/collection-highlights/presentational-kovsh)", "layers": [ { "id": "functional-use", "name": "Functional use", "description": "Assess evidence for drinking, dipping or serving.", "findings": [ { "id": "use-evidence", "name": "Use evidence", "description": "Treat shape, wear and documentary accounts as distinct sources of inference about use.", "questions": [ { "text": "What object-specific evidence supports drinking, dipping or serving rather than a solely decorative role?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "use-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Is an association with a particular beverage documented for this vessel or inferred from the broader type?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "use-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "presentation-and-ownership", "name": "Presentation and ownership", "description": "Connect inscriptions and records to people, occasions and custody.", "findings": [ { "id": "presentation-attribution", "name": "Presentation attribution", "description": "Separate named recipient, presentation date, manufacture date and later ownership.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does an inscription or archival record identify a donor, recipient and presentation occasion?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "presentation-attribution-q01" }, { "text": "Which dates refer to manufacture, presentation or later alteration, and where does the ownership record have gaps?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "presentation-attribution-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-permitted-use", "name": "Condition and permitted use", "description": "Translate the condition of the bowl, handle and decoration into handling and use decisions.", "rationale": "A recognisable drinking vessel may have insecure attachments, damaged surfaces or an unassessed interior.", "layers": [ { "id": "condition-by-component", "name": "Condition by component", "description": "Locate damage in the parts that contain liquid, carry loads or hold decoration.", "findings": [ { "id": "structural-and-surface-vulnerabilities", "name": "Structural and surface vulnerabilities", "description": "Record cracks, deformation, insecure joins and surface losses without assuming their causes.", "questions": [ { "text": "Are the bowl, rim, base and handle attachment intact, and where are cracks, distortion or previous repairs visible?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "structural-and-surface-vulnerabilities-q01" }, { "text": "Which decorated or coated areas are loose, flaking or vulnerable to contact?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "structural-and-surface-vulnerabilities-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-liquid-contact", "name": "Handling and liquid contact", "description": "Establish conditions for display, movement, cleaning and possible filling.", "findings": [ { "id": "object-specific-use-decision", "name": "Object-specific use decision", "description": "Base actions on assessed materials, repairs and condition rather than historical vessel function.", "questions": [ { "text": "What support and contact restrictions follow from the condition of the handle, base and ornament?", "kind": "action", "id": "object-specific-use-decision-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence about the interior, coatings and repairs is needed before allowing cleaning, filling or drinking?", "kind": "action", "id": "object-specific-use-decision-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The recorded domain PHY.LIV appears inconsistent with the familiar vessel sense of kovsh; confirm the registry's intended referent.", "No organism identification or taxonomic identifiers can be supplied confidently from this name alone.", "Materials, dates, provenance and suitability for drinking require assessment of the individual object." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Wooden kovsh", "Silver kovsh", "Enamel-decorated kovsh" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Serving or drinking beverages", "Ceremonial presentation and gift-giving", "Display and collection as decorative art" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Wooden examples can split or warp with changes in moisture.", "Enamel decoration can chip or crack under impact.", "Historic examples may have materials, coatings or repairs unsuitable for food contact." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The English decorative-arts term usually denotes the traditional Russian vessel; the Russian word also has broader meanings including a scoop, ladle or bucket." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "ladle", "difference": "A ladle primarily transfers liquid using a bowl on a relatively long handle; a kovsh generally has a shorter handle and can itself be a drinking, serving or presentation vessel." }, { "name": "drinking cup", "difference": "A kovsh is distinguished by its scoop-like, often elongated bowl rather than the generally upright form of a cup." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of kovsh this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the originating registry record confirm the drinking-vessel sense, and why was kovsh assigned to PHY.LIV?", "What documented criteria distinguish kovsh from korchik and hybrid vessel classifications across collections?", "Which regional and chronological variants require qualifications to the boat-shaped bowl and terminal-handle description?", "How should later revivals, miniatures and purely ornamental examples be included without implying historical drinking use?", "Does an existing Vercy model already own this vessel concept, requiring vr.tr.kovsh to link to it?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 16, "questions": 26 } }