From its time in Germany during World War II to the shelves of a Texas Goodwill, a 2,000-year-old Roman bust is making its way back home. In 2018, Laura Young purchased the bust for just $34.99 at an ...
AUSTIN, Texas - An ancient Roman portrait dating from the first century BC or first century AD was discovered in a Goodwill Store in Austin in 2018, according to the San Antonio Museum of Art. The ...
SAN ANTONIO — For four years, Laura Young couldn't discuss the ancient relic that sat in her home. It was best not to advertise the priceless bust in the entry hall, she says. "We had a water heater ...
Roman sculptors specialized in ultra-realistic, warts-and-all portrait busts. While Roman sculptors famously copied idealized Greek originals and dramatic scenes of myths, they specialized in ...
AUSTIN, Texas — It's not every day you find out that your Goodwill purchase is actually a Roman artifact stolen from Germany by Allies during World War II. But that's exactly what happened to local ...
The sculpture of a Roman emperor was owned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria before ending up in Texas after World War II A more than 2,000-year-old marble bust of a Roman emperor will soon be heading back ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As an antiques procurer, Austin resident Laura Young knows her way around vintage art. She has a history degree and has taken plenty of art classes. So when she discovered a $35 marble ...
A centuries-old Roman marble bust believed to depict an enemy of Julius Caesar, which may have been looted by an American soldier stationed in Germany after World War II, went on display at the San ...
SAN ANTONIO — For four years, Laura Young couldn't discuss the ancient relic that sat in her home. It was best not to advertise the priceless bust in the entry hall, she says. "We had a water heater ...
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