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Meridian Artifact ID
The operating system for cultural assets. Linking the physical object to its immutable identity.
"Provenance is not just history. It is value."
Meridian was born to solve the Crisis of Provenance. 90% of African heritage resides outside the continent, often with incomplete records. Paper certificates are forgeable, fragile, and lost.
We built the infrastructure to restore trust:
Phygital Architecture
- The Hardware Anchor: We use secure NFC chips (EAL4+) embedded in the work or its mount. Each scan generates a non-clonable cryptographic signature.
- The Immutable Anchor: This signature unlocks the "Digital Twin" on the blockchain. It is the single source of truth.
The Workflow
- Scan: A customs officer, insurer, or curator scans the object with their smartphone.
- Verification: The Meridian API validates the signature against the on-chain public key.
- Revelation: If valid, the full history (custody, condition report) is revealed.
This is how we transform a mute object into a living, integral archive.