Lot 160 · 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art
Ashurbanipal and Assur-Sharratt at a Lion hunt
John Alexander Harrington Bird · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $7,901–$15,803
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art, London (South Kensington) · 12 September 2013
- Dimensions
- 104 x 57¼ in. (264.2 x 145.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4378877
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Alexander Harrington Bird, Ashurbanipal and Assur-Sharratt at a Lion hunt. Christie's, 12 Sep 2013, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4378877.
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John Alexander Harrington Bird, Ashurbanipal and Assur-Sharratt at a Lion hunt. Christie's, 12 Sep 2013, lot 160. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4378877.
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