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Goodwill purchase leads to return of stolen Roman artifact.
art-and-culture2 years ago

Goodwill purchase leads to return of stolen Roman artifact.

A Roman bust of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, which was bought for $35 from a Goodwill thrift store in Austin, will be returned to Germany after it concludes its display run at the San Antonio Museum of Art. The centuries-old sculpture, which is reportedly modeled after Germanicus, will be returned to the Pompejanum Museum in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Art historians believe the bust of Germanicus may have been crafted between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D.

Stolen Roman bust bought for $35 at Goodwill to be returned to Germany.
art-and-culture2 years ago

Stolen Roman bust bought for $35 at Goodwill to be returned to Germany.

A 2,000-year-old Roman marble bust, named Drusus Germanicus, found by a Texas woman at a Goodwill in Austin for $34.99 is heading back to Germany after being confirmed to be in a museum collection during World War II in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The bust is currently on display at the San Antonio Museum of Art until May 21 before it returns to Germany. The bust dates back to the late 1st century BC to the early 1st century AD and once belonged to the collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.