The zeh ha-shulhan plaque may have adorned a festive table, but was more likely to have been placed on a synagogue lectern. It contains the inscription “This is the table that is before the Lord” (Ezekiel 41:22), which is placed in a circular disc in the centre of the plaque. Around the edge is a quotation from the Mishnah, Pirkei Avot 3:4. Inside the disc are two circular medallions with a highly simplified motif of the Austrian eagle and the Bohemian lion, with the remaining free space filled with flowers. Along the sides are cut-out depictions of Moses with the tablets of the Ten Commandments and Aaron with the censer and other decorative elements.
