menoroth

Representations of five-branched menoroth are uncommon in such reliefs, although they are found on mosaic floors, lamps, etc.²⁶ […] human heads (Pl. 62: C), probably decorative inlays for wooden boxes; a glass bracelet ornamented with menoroth; a mirror frame made of soft limestone and carved with two pillars supporting a gable; and an incense burner […]

It was much larger than the niche or aediculae, and, therefore, could house the Ark and probably the menoroth which were also needed in the ceremony.