February
26
/ 2021
A 2,000-year-old painted hunting scene discovered in Pompeii has been painstakingly restored with lasers. However, this Pompeii fresco is not restricted to Roman hunting scenes, but also a range of wild Egyptian beasts associate the site’s owner with the ancient Egyptian cult of Isis. The ancient hunting scenes featuring lions, leopards and a wild boar were discovered in the garden of Pompeii's “House of the Ceii,” that once belonged to the magistrate Lucius Ceius Secundus. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"83597","attributes":{"alt":"The faded fresco before it underwent restoration. (Pompeii Sites)","class":"media-image","height":"458","style":"width: 610px; height: 458px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The faded fresco before it underwent restoration. ( Pompeii Sites ) The artwork was lost when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79 AD, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under
