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Historical Archive: Pulpit, Milan Sant'Ambrogio marble sarcophagus "of Stilicho" around 385 pulpit c.1100 or soon thereafter damaged by collapsed church vault 1190s restored c.1200 by Guilielmus de Pomo, probably rearranging original pieces restored 1869 by Francesco Maria Rossi, northeastern stone staircase removed restored 1886 pulpit from the south, across the nave north aisle to west, with pulpit on left pulpit from the east/northeast; sarcophagus: ascent of Elijah, Noah, Moses receiving Law canopy and sarcophagus from the southeast canopy and sarcophagus with person for scale sarcophagus from the south: Traditio Legis sarcophagus north side, oblique; left: east side, Noah, Moses; center top: medieval capital from different source; right: modern column sarcophagus west side, standing apostles? sarcophagus west side, heads sarcophagus lid, south: 3 Hebrews refusing to worship the statue of Nebuchadnezzar II west side canopy columns; pulpit substructure with winged sea creatures; sarcophagus lid with chrismon, birds canopy northwest corner: dog; bird of prey attacked by wyvern or basilisk canopy southwest corner: lions, Atlas canopy southwest corner: Atlas canopy west spandrel angel west substructure tympanum, labors: June mowing, April tending trees, March pulling thorn west substructure tympanum, peacocks with chalice south substructure tympanum, marriage with ?children south substructure tympanum, Serpent, Eve, Adam, Adam toiling south cornice: monsters holding human head canopy south spandrel: angel, Journey to Bethlehem, ?shepherd, wyvern