19TH CENTURY METAL CILICE (3)

Rare ancient metal cilice, this piece is specifically one of the so-called thigh or armpit pieces, which do not cause injuries, but leave marks from the points of the utensil. 

With its original ties, signs of use.

ERA End of the 19th / beginning of the 20th
DIMENSION 26cm X 5.5cm
SIZE : 10.2" X 2.2"

A copy of a cilice from the same period is held by the Louvre Museum a Paris , see here 

The cilice, a voluntary instrument of pain, was widely adopted in various Christian communities for bodily mortification. It aimed to combat temptations while cultivating an identification with the sufferings of Jesus Christ in His Passion and the spiritual fruits that resulted from it.