In the context of the story Miracle at St. Anna , the "piece" most likely refers to the , a priceless marble sculpture from the Santa Trinita bridge in Florence.
: It is the decapitated head of the Primavera (Spring) statue, created by the fictionalized French sculptor Pierre Tranqueville.
: The story begins in 1983 when Hector Negron, another survivor, shoots a stranger in a New York post office. Investigating detectives find the $5 million artifact hidden in his closet, leading to a flashback that explains how it got there. Media & Formats
: Private Sam Train, one of the four "Buffalo Soldiers" trapped behind enemy lines, finds the marble head in the gutter of the Arno River after the bridge is shelled.
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