Bes grasping wild goat (ibex) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The four-winged Bes grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by the horn. He wears a feather-topped headdress and a loincloth. Above the figures is the winged sun-disc, while the scene is framed by a coniferous tree with a bird (falcon) perched on top. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- Bes: four-winged, in frontal view, wearing a feather-topped headdress and a loincloth - bird: falcon, perched on a tree - tree: coniferous, likely a cypress - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant - winged sun-disc: with appendages and volutes |
| Subcategory | bead cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | nearly half of the upper edge been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the winged sun-disc |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (London) 13–12–1995, lot 157 |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32, d: N/A, barrel-shaped |
| Material and features | "veined agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (London) 13–12–1995, 49–51 lot 157. Christie's (London) 13–12–1995: Fine Antiquities. |