Ancient egyptian Tri-Lobed Disc

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NOTE: Credit for the original 3D replica goes to Frederic. Original license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The current model is a remix of his work. The mysterious object was discovered in 1936 in Saqqara, Egypt. Made from stone, it is remarkably thin and features an intricate shape that gives the impression of being part of a machine component. The central axis suggests it was spinning as part of a larger mechanism or machine. Measuring about 61 centimeters in diameter and 10 cm in height, the object on display at the Cairo museum remains shrouded in mystery. Nobody knows who created it, how it was made, when, or why. Mainstream science estimates that it is at least 5,000 years old, yet the dynastic Egyptians lacked the technology to produce something like this. It's possible that an advanced civilization existed thousands of years before the Egyptian pharaohs of 5,000 years ago. Video: Ancient Spinning Machine Part In The Cairo Museum Of Egypt Website: The Mysterious Egyptian Tri-Lobed Disc Video: Ancient Egyptian Tri Lobed Disc Oopart Artifact Video: Lost Stone Cutting Technologies of Ancient Egypt - The Schist Disk I remixed the "Frederic model" by removing the central stick and created a printable version with built-in support. The two stands (white in the pictures) are my designs. The current STL file is about 145mm in diameter, roughly one-quarter of the original object's size (61 cm). Due to its thinness, a layer thickness of 0.15mm or less should be used when printing.