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Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust
Posted on 5/9/22 at 11:55 am
Posted on 5/9/22 at 11:55 am
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The bust once belonged in the collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria
FOXNEWS
A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store 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.
The ancient Roman bust dates to the first century B.C. or first century A.D. and historians believe it may depict a son of Pompey the Great, who was defeated in civil war by Julius Caesar, the museum said. The sculpture was last seen in Aschaffenburg, Germany, and experts believe a soldier took the sculpture and brought it to the United States, the museum said.
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A Sotheby's consultant identified the work and it was further authenticated, the museum said.
"We are very pleased that a piece of Bavarian history that we thought was lost has reappeared and will soon be able to return to its rightful location," said Bernd Schreiber, president of the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens, and Lakes.
Young said there were a few months of "intense excitement" after learning the history behind the piece, which she found on the floor beneath a table at a Goodwill in Austin, Texas.
Young reached a deal to return the bust to Germany with the help of an attorney who specializes in international art law, Austin radio station KUT reported. Terms of that deal were confidential.
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 11:57 am
Posted on 5/9/22 at 11:58 am to dewster
I wonder how much bandwidth is taken up by double and triple posts
Posted on 5/9/22 at 11:59 am to dewster
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King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:00 pm to dewster
You must mean “ancient Roma”
Starr County tyfys
Starr County tyfys
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:04 pm to dewster
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bust
A total failure, a complete waste of time
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:09 pm to dewster
more like ancient German bust
Ammiright
Ammiright
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:12 pm to dewster
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historians believe it may depict a son of Pompey the Great, who was defeated in civil war by Julius Caesar
Must not have been that great
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:18 pm to dewster
She literally named the bust Dennis Reynolds
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:19 pm to SuperSaint
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You must mean “ancient Roma”
Starr County tyfys
quite literally the worst county in Texas.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 12:51 pm to dewster
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missing from Germany
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King Ludwig I of Bavaria
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returned to Germany
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The sculpture was last seen in Aschaffenburg, Germany
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a piece of Bavarian history
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return the bust to Germany
:lol:
Posted on 5/9/22 at 1:10 pm to dewster
I literally thought we would be looking at tiddies.
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