guy Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) This undated photo shows a marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store that is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II. The bust, which art collector Laura Young found at Goodwill in 2018, once belonged in the collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, according to the San Antonio Museum of Art, which is temporarily displaying the piece until it is returned to Germany next year. (San Antonio Museum of Art via AP) (San Antonio Museum of Art) An early Roman bust, believed to be stolen, was bought for $34.99 at a Goodwill thrift shop in Austin. It is speculated to represent Drusus Germanicus or Sextus Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great. Bust on its way home after purchase at the Goodwill store, price tag on its cheek. Bust taking necessary COVID precautions while its origin was being investigated. The bust is on temporary loan at the San Antonio museum and will be returned to Germany next year. https://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/2022/05/06/goodwill-find-in-texas-turns-out-to-be-ancient-roman-bust/?outputType=amp Edited June 6 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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