A LARGE GILT-BRONZE ‘GARUDA’ WALL PLAQUENepal, 19th century. Powerfully cast as Garuda ingesting the heads of two snakes, his face with a wrathful expression, bulging eyes below flaming eyebrows, surmounted by a skull crown embellished with turquoise and coral inlays, flanked by two upright horns, the protruding hands with long prominent fingernails grasping the coiling tails of the snakes, and adorned with a snake necklace around the neck.Provenance: German trade.Condition: Good condition some wear, small nicks, few dents, minor losses, casting flaws, and malachite encrustations.Weight: 4,660 gDimensions: Height 31.5 cm, Length 47.7 cmAccording to Hindu and Buddhist stories, the giant, birdlike Garuda spends eternity killing snakelike Nagas. The feud started when both Garuda's mother and the Nagas' mother married the same husband. The husband then gave each wife one wish. The Nagas' mother asked for a thousand children. Garuda's mother wished for just two children who were superior to all of the Nagas. Their rivalry continued until Garuda's mother lost a bet and became the servant and prisoner of the Nagas' mother. Garuda was able to free his mother by stealing the nectar of immortality from the gods, but he swore vengeance for his mother's treatment and has been fighting Nagas ever since.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Paris, 8 June 2010, lot 380Price: USD 12,500 or approx.EUR 16,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Statue de Garuda en Bois Laque Or, Tibeto-Chinois, XVIIIeme SiecleExpert remark:pare the related subject and pose. Note the slightly larger size (57 cm) and the fact that this statue is made from wood and dated to the 18th century.大型銅鎏金迦樓羅壁掛飾尼泊爾，十九世紀。迦樓羅吞食兩條蛇，面部充滿憤怒，火紅的眉毛下大眼圓睜，頭戴鑲有綠松石和珊瑚的骷髏王冠，兩側有兩個角，長有長指甲的手抓著蛇的尾巴，脖子上飾有一條蛇項鍊。