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Historical Archive: Basel Antependium altar frontal from Basel cathedral, early 11th century gold and gems on oak wood; height 120, width 177.5, thickness 13 cm Paris, Musée national du Moyen Âge (Musée de Cluny), Cl. 2350 full antependium Christ, upper figure Christ, head Christ bust, oblique view Christ, right hand blessing Christ's orb with Chrismon, alpha, and omega Christ, lower part with Emperor Henry II and Empress Cunegonde Emperor Henry II and Empress Cunegonde (Kunigunde von Luxemburg) Emperor Henry II Empress Cunegonde (Kunigunde von Luxemburg) St. Benedict Archangel Michael Archangel Michael, oblique view Archangel Michael's orb Archangel Raphael Justice with vinescrolls and inscriptions Justice Prudence with vinescrolls and inscriptions Prudence Temperance Fortitude bear and vinescroll bear eagle and vinescroll eagle two lions lion capital between Michael and Christ wax filling from repoussée relief of Raphael, c.1019, BNM MA 289, which has its own page