Sutasoma swallowed by Snake

I already have this motif as a statue, click here to see it.
What caused the carver to make the panel's geometry crooked? That remains a mystery, but I like the beautiful, classic motif and the naturally dark and very dense wood.

The seller from Germany brought it back from one of his many trips to Bali. He is a collector of incredibly beautiful reliefs and needed a little more space because his collection was getting too big. I know this problem all too well...