An art foundation made a auction of 293 bones of a tyrannosaurus rex giant in Zurichfor later exhibition in antwerp, Belgium.
According to the website in charge of the auction, it is “a totally unique specimen available for purchase”since most of the bones of t rex They are deposited in museums.
The auction consisted of bones of three different T-Rexwith an approximate age of between 65 and 67 million years. The final price of the auction, as reported by the Koller auction house, in Zurich, Swisswas 5.5 million Swiss francs (US$6.1 million).
The auction house noted that the tyrannosaurus rexknown by the name of “Trinity“, “will remain in Europe.”
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Trinity: the frame formed by the bones of three T-Rex
Despite the rumors that spoke of a European collector, the auctioneer Koller cleared up the doubts and revealed who is behind the purchase: “The Phoebus Foundation”a renowned non-profit, philanthropic arts foundation with offices in the port city of antwerp.
The art organization acquires works, ensures a professional conservation and management framework, and oversees the conservation and restoration of objects. In this way, it focuses its activities on scientific research.
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Faced with fears of a possible concealment of the t rexthe foundation “share your collection and knowledge with the widest possible audience. It does so through exhibitions and loans, cultural events, symposiums, and publications.”
In addition, the Koller house told the intentions of the foundation: “Phoebus announced her intention to want to show Trinity to the publicin his project for the Boerentoren cultural center, the largest building in Antwerp, at 97 meters high, being the first skyscraper on the European continent.”
Source: Ambito
