Total Internal Reflection Altar

New York & Geneva, United States / Switzerland · Year 2026

Medium

Solid fused silica block (80 kg), precision polished facets (lambda/10 flatness), concealed solid-state laser module, black basalt plinth

Dimensions

95 × 45 × 45 cm (Weight: 145 kg)

Custody Status

Bonded Vault (Geneva)

Provenance Index

Tier 1 Sovereign

An altar of solid optical quartz polished to telescope mirror tolerances. Light enters through a single facet and reflects 144 times internally before emerging as a concentrated coherent beam....

🔬 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

$46,000 USD

✓ 2% Institutional Wire / Web3 Rebate: $45,080 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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