Silver Ex-Voto Torso

In Christian tradition, ex-voto's were offered to a saint for grace received after a specific disease or troubling situation, or when in need of divine intervention. They would have then been hung on a chapel or church wall. 
In Belgium and other European countries the practise has largely vanished, but lives on in places like Mexico and Brazil. 

This example is silver and was found in Belgium. Circa 1900.

11,5 x 8,5 cm