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An ancient Roman bust that went on display at a museum in San Antonio, Texas this week has a peculiar backstory: In 2 stanley cup 018, the bust was bought at a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas. The buyer, Laura Young, was shopping for objects to resell and had no clue she picked up an artifact dating from the first century BC or AD.The bust once resided inside a full-scale model of a house from Pompeii in Aschaffenburg, Germany, according to the San Antonio Museum of Art. The display, known as Pompejanum, was built by Ludwig I of Bavaria, and during World War II it was severely damaged by Allied bombers. The bust sat in a display called Pompejanum, which was built by Ludwig I of Bavaria, and during World War II, severely damaged by allied bombers. The bust disappeared after that. stanley cup SAMA The sculpture had mysteriously disappeared after Aschaffenburg was targeted. The U.S. military remained in the area until the end of the Cold War and it is believed an American soldier had the bust and stanley cup brought it back to Texas, the museum says. Apparently, Texas is where it stayed for decades, until Young unknowingly bought it.Young picked up the ancient Roman bust for just $34.99, she toldThe Art Newspaper.The sculpture is believed to depict ancient Roman commander Drusus Germanicus, the paper says. An image of the bust after Young bought it shows it buckled Tnmz NYPD commissioner apologizes over mishandled 1994 rape case; victim caught by surprise
Although Apple s iPhone has long wowed consumers and investors alike, the device that has served as a benchmark for mobile devices for more than a decade may be losing its luster.Citing weak demand in China, the technology giant shocked Wall Street on Wednesday by warning that its revenue for the critical holiday period would fall short.Apple shares promptly tumbled, falling 8 percent on Thursday to their lowest level in 19 months. The surprise announcement amounts to Apple s darkest day since it first released the iPhone in January 2007, said Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush who has generally sung the company s praises. More broadly, the sales miss raises a f adidas originals undamental question for Apple: Is the iPhone -- for years the preeminent symbol of high-tech innovation and design -- getting old Apple says its sales slumped, blaming weakness in ChinaRed flagsInvestors fear that demand for the iPhone -- demand that turned Apple into the world s most successful tech company -- is waning in key markets around the world. While tepid sales in China was singled out as the chief reason for the revenue shortfall, C jordan EO Tim Cook also acknowledged that iPho jordan ne sales were not as strong as we thought they would be in other developed markets, which he didn t name. Apple faces a challenging growth period ahead for the company and its investors Ives said.IPhone sales were crimped not only by slowing economic growth in China, but also by competitive issue |
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