Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile

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Illustration

Arienne King
by WolfgangRieger
published on 23 January 2018

This 1st Century CE Roman fresco portrays an erotic scene in a Nile setting. The fresco itself comes from the "House of the Ephebus" in Pompeii and it currently resides at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.

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WolfgangRieger, . (2018, January 23). Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7964/fresco-of-a-love-scene-on-the-nile/

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WolfgangRieger, . "Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 23, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7964/fresco-of-a-love-scene-on-the-nile/.

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WolfgangRieger, . "Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2023.

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