Lot 194 , A bronze buckle, 15th-17th century

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
£50-70