On the inventory card, the following reading is suggested: ΛΥ in ligature and four vertical strokes designation the count of four. This interpretation (as noted on the card) belongs to Krasotkina and Bilimovich under the supervision of I.I. Tolstoy. That four verticals represent number 4 is probable. What is being counted is less clear. The letters that make the monogram left of the four verticals can be variously read. One possibility is an alpha and kappa ΑΚ or alpha and sideways ypsilon ΑΥ: the crossbar of alpha extends to the right beyond the right diagonal of alpha, suggesting either that the ligatured letter is a carelessly drawn kappa or it is a sideways ypsilon. But there is an additional angle-like squiggle at the left end of alpha's crossbar, suggesting a third letter that is part of the monogram. The archaeological context is unknown. The object was transferred to the Hermitage from the Archaeological Commission in 1904 (Record of Arch. Com. No. 5734).