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Historical Archive: Neonian (Orthodox) baptistery, Battistero Neoniano, Ravenna Lower levels initial construction late fourth or early fifth century dome and interior, probably including pulpit, under Bishop Neon (about 451 to about 473) font Greek marble, 12th-13th century, rebuilt 16th century Current floor level is about 3 meters (118 inches) above the original one. all levels, to south all levels, to south, with person for scale font and pulpit with east wall and southeast niche; font relief prob. 6th c., poss. sarcophagus fragment southeast altar niche, south wall, pulpit and font southeast altar niche, inscription Psalm 32:1-2. Altar: center structure prob. 6th c. with bronze door 1784; large marble table 1573 east wall and southeast niche, spandrel; large vinescrolls modern east wall and southeast niche, prophet(?), inner vines prob. original southeast niche and south wall, spandrel; large vinescrolls modern southeast niche and south wall, prophet(?), inner vines prob. original southeast niche, north impost and capital fitting into hollow in wall southeast niche, entablature on south side southeast niche, south capital ending at wall southwest niche, inscription paraphrases Matt 14:29-32; bronze cross prob. 677-88, formerly on roof; modern entry booth font to south 1747 plaque on font exterior font with west entrance wall, northwest niche with inscription Psalm 23:2, and north wall spandrel between northwest niche and north wall; large vinescrolls modern northwest niche: date palms northwest niche: date palm trunks, with ?vine opus sectile under arch, prob. 1890s, upper part opus sectile under arch, prob. 1890s, lower part font and pulpit with northeast niche and east wall northeast niche, inscription John 13:4-5; marble krater prob. 2nd c., on upturned capital east wall, opus sectile prob. 1890s font and pulpit with east wall and southeast altar niche modern coins thrown into font font, interior painted inscription pulpit to east (within font) pulpit to northeast pulpit to north pulpit, capitals pulpit, marble veining of interior font base, pulpit south column base, pulpit steps column base at a niche, above original floor level and below current one