Medieval crucifix found in Austrian rubbish skip

source: Yahoo! News | Aug 17, 07 | submitted by Pat Coate

Vienna, Austria - An 800-year-old, gold-plated crucifix that went missing after being seized by the Nazis has been found in a rubbish skip in Austria, police said.

The crucifix might be worth up to 400,000 euros ($539,000) at auction.

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