What are the angels on this enameled plaque bearing witness to?

"We’re seeing in the angels what we see in one another when we’re in difficult times."

"We're seeing in the angels what we see in one another when we're in difficult times."

Curator Barbara Boehm on "Plaque with Censing Angels."

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Plaque with Censing Angels, Champlevé enamel, copper gilt, French
French
ca. 1170–80