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# Yorkshire Museum buys 13th-century Limoges crucifix from St Mary's Abbey at auction
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/kogda-tebia-uzhe-raspiali-no-nauchnik-vse-ravno-sprashivaet-pro-vakovskie-publikatsii/
- Published: 2019-09-23T14:33:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:01:12.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Faith, Art, Museums, Heritage, Humour

When You've Already Been Crucified, but Your Supervisor Still Asks About Your VAK Publications.

Some good news: a remarkable medieval crucifix of copper alloy, the work of Limoges craftsmen, has returned to York, where it was long kept at St Mary's Abbey, now no more. The Yorkshire Museum acquired the figurine at auction for 8,500 euros. For more than a hundred years the unique Christ had been in a private collection in Germany, where it ended up after a hundred years of oblivion and disappearance from [York](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/20/800-year-old-christ-figure-displayed-yorkshire-museum?ref=theparnassian.com).

The figure, dating from the 13th century, is considered a superb example of medieval art

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_1819@23-09-2019_17-33-50.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_1820@23-09-2019_17-33-50.jpg)