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Belt made of spiked metal, Europe, 1501-1800
This belt of spiked metal was worn around the thigh as a type of penance. Penance in the form of prayers is carried out by some Christians in the hope of being forgiven for their sins. Christian belief during 1501-1800 taught that illness and disease were the result of sin. Penance was carried out by fasting and, in some cases, by inflicting physical harm on one’s self. At the time of the Black De…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- penance
- belt
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- penance
- belt
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057401
Identifier
- L0057401
- Science Museum A88804
- adumcswj
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:57:09.509Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:57:09.509Z