Lecterns refer to two specific ecclesiastical furniture items: One type of ecclesiastical furniture is used for placing the icon of the saint who is celebrated on that particular day and is set up at the entrance of the church for the faithful to venerate the icon. The other type, which is the most well known, consists of two parts: the base, where the liturgical books are stored in cabinets, and the “pyramid-shaped top,” on whose surfaces the books are placed open during sacred services for the chanters to read from. In every Christian church, there are two such lecterns, one for each choir of chanters (the right and the left). This specific lectern features geometric and floral inlays made of mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell on all its sides (including the small door). The legs are triangular. At the bottom, between the legs, arches are formed. On one side of each lectern, there is an engraved likeness of a sailing ship and the inscription f ΤΖΑ Ν Η Σ Σ Κ Α /Ρ Δ Α Ν Α Σ 1798 on mother-of-pearl.