No one knows how a priceless Roman bust got from Germany in World War II to a Texas Goodwill store.
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An ancient Roman bust from around the first century that had been missing for decades has finally made its way into the San Antonio Museum of Art, and all it took was for one artist to buy it from a Texas Goodwill for under $40.
In 2018, art collector Laura Young was shopping at a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas when she stumbled upon a sculpture on the floor beneath a table, according to the San Antonio Museum of Art. Someone that looks for undervalued or rare art pieces, Young told The Art Newspaper she bought the piece for $34.99, and a picture of it after she bought it shows it buckled up in her car with a price tag on its cheek.
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And what am I supposed to do? Cry? Laugh? I literally couldn’t care less
But cared enough to comment
Then why waste time commenting?
Tbh I’d prefer it stay in America. Europe hasn’t been the safest place for artifacts…
Well……Did they pay her for it back? 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
Same question here!
They took it
how much did she get?
“Here’s the $24.99 refund, you’re welcome,” said f.u. society.
haha no way, Imagine also been arrested for stealing it as well
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P0
Did she at least get her $35 back or they just took it from her?
Woudn’t take anything less than 20 million for that.
why does Germany get to keep it? Its part of Italy’s historical culture and it should be given back to its rightful owners.
They skipped something….
Look on the bottom.
Made in China???
All my priceless objects say
MADE IN CHINA
And the value is?
She couldn’t sell it she had to give it back, if only they could do that with African art or other cultural looted artifacts. It’s her property
Why/how does it belong to Germany?