Pandora's Box
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An artist's portrayal of SCP-XXXX

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe Euclid
Disruption Class:Dark
Risk Class:Warning

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a locked Light Storage box, available to Level 2 and higher clearance. SCP-XXXX is to completely covered with a black sheet, and not viewed by personnel except during testing. No recording equipment is to be used during testing.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a metal box with a grated top1 and simple latch, roughly one meter in perimeter.
SCP-XXXX's anomalous effect occurs when seen by a sentient being, either in a picture, video, or directly. The subject gains a strong curiosity to see what is inside SCP-XXXX and will attempt to do so until three hours after visual contact is broken. Once the subject has opened it, they will wait until it ejects SCP-XXXX-1, then close the box and restore any previous locks, even if normally unable to do so.
When opened, SCP-XXXX will eject 20-50 seemingly random items through its top, deemed
SCP-XXXX-1. Within 10 hours of SCP-XXXX closing, all instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will deteriorate into piles of clay with traces of iron2. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 have included:

•A silver-colored, elegant gown
•A pale Dr.████ Anesidora, who described seeing "all of ███████████████" Died after ten minutes of unknown causes.
•A half-chiseled marble sculpture, wrapped in golden necklaces(gold dating back to around 700 BCE)
•Hand-carved ruby eyes and sapphire lips,original time period unknown
•A ceramic vase, which, before turning to clay, after as a second instance of SCP-XXXX


Addendum:

Test A - 3/10/198█

Subject: D-362

Procedure: Subject was shown a photograph of SCP-XXXX. When they asked where it was, they were shown a decoy, 3D printed in a replica of the anomaly. D-362 then laughed and questioned where the " real one" was.

Results: Subject was given a class-A amnestic, and expressed the urge to " figure something out", though didn't remember what it was. Effect lasted for one hour after administration.

Analysis: It seems like the memetic effects might be stronger than we thought. If a subject could find it based on a picture, that increases the risk of a containment breach. This should be upgraded to Euclid.