Texas woman buys 2,000-year-old sculpture for $34.99 at Goodwill

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Laura Young bought an old bust from a charity shop in Texas four years ago. It turned out that the bust was from a time between the late first century BC to the early first century AD. It had disappeared from Germany following World War Two and resurfaced in the charity shop, where Ms Young found it.

3 months ago·Austin, United States

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Marble bust bought at Texas Goodwill store turns out to be centuries-old sculpture | CBC News

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The Independent

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USA Today

A woman bought a sculpture at Goodwill for $34.99. It actually was a missing ancient Roman bust.

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Associated Press News

Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust

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

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