Priceless ancient Roman bust sold for $34.99 at a Texas Goodwill

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The san antonio art museum’s page.

https://www.samuseum.org/artwork/exhibition/a-roman-portrait-from-germany-in-texas/

Ludwig I built it because he wanted to replicate the wonders of Pompeii in Bavaria. Did he stock the Pompejanum with local finds, or did he buy things from elsewhere?

and from Laura Young’s lawyers.

https://www.artandiplawfirm.com/voluntary-return-of-marble-bust-to-germany-provides-model-for-restitution-of-artifacts-looted-in-wartime/

which has an enormous amount of information on Ludwig’s collecting habits.

An 1830 catalog of the Glyptothek

https://books.google.com/books?id=im9FAQAAMAAJ

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