Some couples just radiate. Here are Rama and Sita, the immortal lovers of the Ramayana, caught mid embrace and pressed by hand into a sheet of solid brass. This is a proper piece of Siamese metalwork from roughly 1880 to 1930, raised in repoussé from a generous 1 mm sheet (touristware is wafer thin, this is the real thing) and finished with the sort of fanatically fine background punching that only a master would bother with.
Look closely and the whole surface comes alive: serene faces, beaded jewellery, a sunburst aureole and a twisted rope border, all framing a tender, slightly cheeky tableau. Turn it over and you will find the maker's stamp and incised marks on the reverse, the quiet signature of the workshop that made it. A genuine collector's piece with warmth, glow and a story.
Styling & Collectors Inspiration
This relief is a born conversation starter and wants good company. Hang it where its golden glow can play off candlelight or a warm picture light, then build a little shrine of Asian devotional art around it.
Continue the Ramayana on your wall with our Large Balinese Hanuman Statue, Rama's most loyal ally from the very same epic.
Subject: Rama and Sita, the divine couple of the Ramayana
Origin: Thailand (Siam), Southeast Asia
Period: circa 1880 to 1930
Material: solid brass sheet, approximately 1 mm thick
Technique: hand-raised repoussé and chasing with fine background punchwork
Marks: maker's stamp and incised marks on the reverse
Dimensions: approximately 35 cm high by 30 cm wide, rim depth about 5 mm
Weight: approximately 400 g
Condition: very good antique condition with a warm, mellow patina
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