--- title: Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape author: Getty Museum source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9009/roman-fresco-fragment-with-nilotic-landscape/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape _Authored by Getty Museum_ ## Image File [![Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9009.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9009.jpg) ## Image Caption This fragment of a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) was made in [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) c. 1-79 CE and depicts a Nilotic setting. Images of scenes set on the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) became increasingly popular after the 1st Century BCE as a kind of Egyptomania gripped the [Roman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/). This scene portrays a crocodile approaching a small figure in a boat, possibly a pigmy, with a thatched hut and colonnaded bridge in the background. The fragment is part of the collection of the J. [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Getty Museum. Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program. ## Cite This Work ### APA Museum, G. (2018, July 13). Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Museum, Getty. "Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 13, 2018. . ### MLA Museum, Getty. "Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Jul 2018, . ## License & Copyright Digital image courtesy of the Getty's [Open Content Program](https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/). The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. [Original image](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6937/unknown-maker-fresco-fragment-with-nilotic-landscape-roman-ad-1-79/) by [**Getty Museum**](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6937/unknown-maker-fresco-fragment-with-nilotic-landscape-roman-ad-1-79/). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 13 July 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.