One of Pompeii’s Oldest Frescoes “House of the Ceii” Restored

After a major restoration, the large fresco of the garden of the House of the Ceii, one of Pompeii’s oldest frescoes, has returned to life revealing its former colorful glory.

The paint film was cleaned through laser technology.

According to the Pompeii Sites, the House of the Ceii was excavated between 1913 and 1914 and it’s one of the rare examples of an ancient dwelling of the late Samnite period (2nd century BC).

The painting which decorates the back wall of the garden of the house returns to life in all of its splendour and vividness, revealing a hunting scene with wild animals, alongside Egyptianised landscapes, populated by Pygmies and beasts of the Nile Delta depicted on side walls pic.twitter.com/5OnvxAAKdS

— Pompeii Sites (@pompeii_sites) February 24, 2021

Furthermore, Pompeii added that “due to a lack of adequate maintenance and the employment of unsuitable restoration practices over the years, the paintings and frescoes have experienced a steady deterioration, particularly in the lower sections which are most susceptible to humidity.”

The restoration of the House of the Ceii, according to Pompeii Sites, “has revealed a hunting scene with wild animals, alongside Egyptianised landscapes, populated by Pygmies and beasts of the Nile Delta, depicted on the side walls.”

“Just like a film which had faded with time and then been restored, the large painting which decorates the back wall of the garden of this house returns to life in all of its splendour and vividness, revealing a hunting scene with wild animals, alongside Egyptianised landscapes, populated by Pygmies and beasts of the Nile Delta, depicted on the side walls.”

-Pompeii Sites,

House of the Ceii Restoration

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Source: Pompeii Sites