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Historical Archive: Neonian (Orthodox) baptistery, Battistero Neoniano, Ravenna Intermediate level: stucco figures and lunettes all stucco originally painted dome and interior Bishop Neon (about 451 to about 473) tympana below 8 arches of dome destroyed 19th century, now modern fresco Small stucco lunettes with narrative content are on north and northwest walls. Standing single figures are probably prophets. all levels, to south center medallion, mosaic architectural frame, and stucco level, to south stucco level to north stucco level to south/southwest tympanum with peacocks tympanum with wine jars and foliage tympanum with wine jars, with contiguous stucco tympanum with wine jars, with capitals, impost block, and contiguous stucco capitals and impost block with mosaic ?candelabrum stags flanking vessel Daniel in the lions' den Traditio Legis impost block, and Christ trampling asp and lion Jonah swallowed and cast up by sea monsters prophets in full architectural frame, west/northwest walls prophets in full architectural frame, northwest/north walls prophets in full architectural frame, north/northeast walls prophet below Daniel, northwest wall prophet on west wall prophet below birds, northeast wall