The plaque is engraved with the Adoration of the Magi. In the top left the moon, a human face and crescent, and right the sun. The upper background is powdered with small stars; in the midst of them the Star of Bethlehem hangs over the straw-thatched roof of the stable, on which is a little gable. Beneath, the Virgin sits to the left, crowned and holding the child, who stands on her knee and puts his hands into the cup proffered by Caspar. To the right are Melchior and Balthasar, turned to each other in conversation. As a young man Balthasar wears a short tunic; he holds a covered cup. Behind Caspar stands Joseph.