A Texas woman reportedly purchased the 2,000-year-old Roman bust at a Goodwill store in Austin for $35 in 2018. The bust was most likely brought to Texas by an American soldier during WWII.
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Roman bust looted in WWII sold at Texas Goodwill store for $35
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A $34.99 Goodwill purchase turned out to be an ancient Roman bust that's nearly 2,000 years old
A Texas woman reportedly purchased the 2,000-year-old Roman bust at a Goodwill store in Austin for $35 in 2018. The bust was most likely brought to Texas by an American soldier during WWII.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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.
A Texas woman who purchased a sculpture at Goodwill in 2018 for $34.99 learned that it is actually an ancient Roman bust, per San Antonio Express-News.
By Sara Smart, CNN A $34.99 purchase got one Texas woman an unexpected piece of art from ancient Roman times. Back in August 2018, Laura Young was shopping in an Austin-area Goodwill when she stumbled upon a 52-pound marble bust.
