Scene on the Nile, by unknown artist, 55-79, 1st Century A.D., ripped fresco, 75 x...

Whole artwork view. Scene on the Nile representing a battle between Pygmies, crocodiles and hippopotami set on the banks of the Nile river, among small islands filled with simple little cottages made of mud and straw roofs, a rich vegetation and acquatic birds; in the close-up, on the left, a pygmeus drives away a crocodile, while on the right three pygmei help a mate lifting a reptile he captured on a small island with a sanctuary decorated with winged figures; on the background, a boat is upset by a hippopotamus who is pierced by the spear of a pygmeus, while killing one of the inhabitants in its jaws; a boat is yatching towards the battle; from Casa del Medico.