The large fresco of the garden of the House of the Ceii (casa die Ceii; Maison des Ceii) in Pompeii (Pompei; Pompeji) returns to its former glory following restoration works. 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. Such scenes were not uncommon in the decoration of perimeter walls in Pompeian gardens; and served to create the illusion of expanding the size of the area; and evoking an idyllic and evocative atmosphere. In this case; the likelihood is that the subject of the painting indicated a specific link and interest on the part of the owner of the domus towards the Egyptian world and indeed the cult of Isis; which was particularly widespread at Pompeii in the final years of the city. The House of the Ceii; excavated between 1913 and 1914; is one of the rare examples of an ancient dwelling of the late Samnite period (2nd century BC). Ownership of the domus has been attributed to the magistrate Lucius Ceius Secundus; on the basis of a painted electoral inscription found on the exterior of the house. Pompeii; Italy. February 2021.