Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
 
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920
 
Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920

Miniature Bronze Cast Iron Maiden C1880 -- C1920


 Miniature Bronze  cast Iron Maiden , depicting a womans face & two handles to front hinged
  body which opens centrally to reveal sets of internal iron spikes. The actual history of the Iron maiden is a bit of a grey area in whether it actually ever exsited in medieval times, stories of these devices started to circulate around the 1700s although there was never any  sufficient evidence of one actually existing.The actual 
construction of the Iron Maiden could be linked to a similar device known as the Schandmantel  which translates to "coat of Shame"  these were put on people who had done something wrong
and were paraded around there town or village while being mocked, these devices never had spikes which does make a big difference.
Origins Austria / Germany  late19th / 20th Century.
medium Bronze Cast
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Dimensions :
10.8 cms High (4.25 inches)
6.4 cms Wide (2.5 inches)
4.4 cms Deep (1.75 inches)