Stable Balance Shungite – The Stone of Primordial Carbon Primordial Shungite Cube - Height: 55 mm - Width: 55 mm- 378 g

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A Stable Balance shungite cube, described as Shungite – The Stone of Primordial Carbon Primordial Shungite Cube, from Russia, weighing about 378 g with 55 mm side length, carved from a single block and with one edge removed to sit stably.

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Description from the seller

This cube in shungite, carved from a single solid block, is an object of strong material and symbolic presence. With sides measuring 55 mm and weighing approximately 380 grams, it immediately conveys a sense of solidity, density, and concentration. It is not a decorative shape in the common sense, but a full, essential volume that occupies space with determination. The geometry of the cube, an archetype of absolute stability, is here reinterpreted with a functional and conceptual detail: one edge has been deliberately removed, creating a flat surface that allows the cube to be placed and kept in a stable position. This choice breaks the mathematical perfection without distorting it, introducing a point of dialogue between geometric rigor and practical use. The cube can thus be oriented naturally, almost as if it were a sculpture designed to find its own balance. The surfaces are smoothly polished, revealing the authentic appearance of shungite: a deep, opaque black, dotted with fine gray-anthracite veins, microfractures, and tiny inclusions.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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This cube in shungite, carved from a single solid block, is an object of strong material and symbolic presence. With sides measuring 55 mm and weighing approximately 380 grams, it immediately conveys a sense of solidity, density, and concentration. It is not a decorative shape in the common sense, but a full, essential volume that occupies space with determination. The geometry of the cube, an archetype of absolute stability, is here reinterpreted with a functional and conceptual detail: one edge has been deliberately removed, creating a flat surface that allows the cube to be placed and kept in a stable position. This choice breaks the mathematical perfection without distorting it, introducing a point of dialogue between geometric rigor and practical use. The cube can thus be oriented naturally, almost as if it were a sculpture designed to find its own balance. The surfaces are smoothly polished, revealing the authentic appearance of shungite: a deep, opaque black, dotted with fine gray-anthracite veins, microfractures, and tiny inclusions.

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Main Mineral
Stable Balance
Mineral Form
Shungite – The Stone of Primordial Carbon Primordial Shungite Cube
Supplement
TTO-89
Weight
378 g
Country of Origin
Russia
Height
55 mm
Width
55 mm
Depth
55 mm
ItalyVerified
12220
Objects sold
98.56%
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