Ancient Roman bust Goodwill

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Goodwill Roman bust find a career highlight for Sask. art historian (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

When Lynley McAlpine was growing up in Aylesbury, Sask., she never imagined her love of history would make her an international media star.

With that in mind, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox to help make sure you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. “I definitely don’t miss the winters, but to be honest, south Texas summers are just as miserable for me. “I had a lot of wonderful teachers and mentors in Canada. I usually try to go back to Saskatchewan a couple of times a year, but because of COVID I haven’t been there since 2019. “It has definitely been a lot of fun to work on. We did want to display it, but it was a long process, made even longer by COVID, and it only finally arrived at SAMA last month,” McAlpine said. “I knew that people would be fascinated by the story when it came out, but I hadn’t anticipated just how much it would blow up!

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Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust - WBBJ TV (WBBJ-TV)

The museum says experts believe a soldier took the sculpture and brought it to the United States. The bust is on display until next year in San Antonio and will ...

The museum says experts believe a soldier took the sculpture and brought it to the United States. The bust is on display until next year in San Antonio and will be returned to Germany. Collector Laura Young found the ancient Roman bust in 2018 at a Goodwill store in Texas. Experts determined that it dated to the first century B.C. or first century A.D. and was last seen in Germany. 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.

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