Torso of Basalt

Paris & Lyon, France · Year 2026

Medium

Black volcanic basalt & patinated bronze

Dimensions

145 × 62 × 48 cm · Weight 210 kg

Custody Status

Bonded Vault (Geneva)

Provenance Index

Tier 1 Sovereign

A monumental dialogue between natural basalt fractures and anatomical cast bronze. The bronze armature appears to organically emerge from the volcanic stone core....

🔬 Real Intelligence™ Forensic Spectroscopy Matrix

Pigment Spectroscopy

99.8% Confirmed

Carbon-14 Ratio

Exact Epoch Match

Sub-surface Weave

Forensic Layer 1

SHA-256 Seal

e3b0c44298fc1c14...

🏛️ Valuation & Direct Acquisition

$95,000 USD

✓ 2% Institutional Wire / Web3 Rebate: $93,100 USD

Settlement Rails: SWIFT Fedwire, IBAN, USDT/USDC Escrow

🛡️ Custody & Title In Bond

Physical masterwork is held under Swiss Freeport bond in Geneva. Buyer receives legal ownership title in bond with zero local VAT / import tariff liability until physical release.

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