A bronze buckle, 15th-17th century, of circular outline, bea...

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194 - A bronze buckle, 15th-17th century, of circular outline, bearing the inscription 'O MATER DEI MEMENT...

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£50 - £70

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A bronze buckle, 15th-17th century, of circular outline, bearing the inscription 'O MATER DEI MEMENTOR MEI ORA' (possibly, 'O Mother of God, Remember my prayer', length 4.5cm

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977)
Cf.: the Metropolitan Museum of New York, accession no. 29.158.872, for a buckle of a similar style

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4th Mar 25 at 9:30am GMT