Rama sending his signet-ring to Sita mb-code 00427654 D a brass ball held

D a brass ball held at a distance of two or three inches from the prime conductor by an assistant

Punch always highlighted Disraeli's Jewish features

'A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London'

A Shelton compound pendulum regulator carried on the second of James Cook's three voyages around the world for use in astronomical observations

Plate 9 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario

Rama sending his signet-ring to Sita mb-code 00427654 D a brass ball heldRama 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.