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title: Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile
author: WolfgangRieger
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7964/fresco-of-a-love-scene-on-the-nile/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile
_Authored by WolfgangRieger_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7964.jpg)
## Image Caption
This 1st Century CE [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) portrays an erotic scene in a [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) setting. The fresco itself comes from the "House of the Ephebus" in [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) and it currently resides at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
WolfgangRieger. (2018, January 23). Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
WolfgangRieger. "Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. .
### MLA
WolfgangRieger. "Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompeii_-_Love_Act_on_the_Nile_1.jpg) by [**WolfgangRieger**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompeii_-_Love_Act_on_the_Nile_1.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.