Rama sending his signet-ring to Sita Size:L: 90 x 60cm showing the Temple of Concord

showing the Temple of Concord erected for the 1814 peace celebrations

incorporating John Smith and Son Tea Dealers

with boats and barges on the Thames

Figure 5 a study of the rear legs and torso

Rama sending his signet-ring to Sita Size:L: 90 x 60cm showing the Temple of ConcordRama sending his signet ring to Sita, 1913. A scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Hamuman, the greatest of the vanaras, a monkey race, prepares to go in search of Rama's wife, Sita, who has been abducted by the evil Ravana. Upon finding her, he gives Sita Rama's ring as a sign of good faith. Illustration from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita and Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1st edition, 1913. From a private collection.