BAD CHARM | Specimen IV

Museum of Late Civilization · Specimen V

Small in scale but loaded with symbolic weight, Bad Charm appears as the fossil remains of an object once carried for comfort, distinction, or protection. Its unstable expression and worn surface suggest a culture that turned fragments of childhood into accessories of identity, desire, and private ritual.

Recast as a collectible relic, the piece preserves the emotional ambiguity of its era: part mascot, part fetish, part warning sign. What may once have served as a playful ornament now reads as evidence of a civilization that decorated itself with anxiety and called it intimacy.

Archive note
Portable relic associated with personal projection, soft superstition, and ornamental attachment.

Catalogue entry

Object: Portable relic
Collection: Museum of Late Civilization
Specimen: III
Recovered: Year 3127
Site of recovery: What used to be Paris, France
Figure height: 13 cm (5.1 in)
Overall height with capsule: 25 cm (9.8 in)
Material (figure): Copper and PLA composite
Finish: Sanded, chemically aged copper patina
Material (capsule): Concrete base, glass dome
Edition: Unique piece
Accession no.: E-SP-BC-003

Presentation
Delivered in its capsule: a glass dome on an engraved concrete base.

Certificate & provenance
Each artifact is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Care
Handle with clean, dry gloves. Keep away from moisture, heat and direct sunlight.

Availability & shipping
Available now. Estimated delivery: 1 to 2 weeks.