FRAGMENT OF A FRESCO Roman, probably 1st century AD. Polychrome fresco. Depiction of a hippopotamus hunt in a river landscape with two hunters, two waterfowl and a dwelling on the riverbank. Fresco: 36 × 109 cm, total 42 × 115 cm. Several repairs and retouches. Provenance: - Antique dealer London, circa 1980 (according to Christie's). - Collection Dr William Conte offered at: Christie's New York, 9 December 2010, lot 157. - Swiss private collection (copy of customs documents available).