Shiviti plaque

This Shiviti plaque from Gyöngyös is a papercut; a characteristic piece of East-European Jewish folk art. After cutting, we are left with a rich lace-like design on the surface of the white paper, with only the Hebrew words dominating: typically, the text is citations from the Psalms, or other frequently cited texts. The The shiviti plaque showed the Eastern direction in the synagogue of Gyöngyös of yore.