Artefact IV – Gotland

Museum of Late Civilization · Specimen IV

Small in scale and without apparent function, the Bad Charm held nothing, opened nothing, protected nothing. Records suggest it was sold sealed, its face unknown until the box was opened. Stock appears to have been scarce, with queues forming before the doors, and the rarest versions changed hands at many times their price. Once unsealed, it was typically clipped to a bag of notable value, where the two objects could be seen together. Analysis notes only that the practice was widespread, and that it ended within a season.