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Consignment 🔥 Contemporary stress reliever industrial toy spinning top water-drop Sculpture. This beautiful rotating art toy spins smoothly and silently, embodying the shape of raindrops falling on water. The captivating motion is frozen in time, making it nearly impossible to capture in real-time with the naked eye. Thanks to its unique shape, the top exhibits truly interesting and surprisingly stable spinning characteristics.

The history of spinning tops dates back thousands of years. Archaeological evidence suggests that tops were used in ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Greece. The exact origin is challenging to pinpoint, but tops have been found in archaeological sites dating back to around 3500 BCE. The ancient Greeks had a game called "Gyrides," which involved spinning a top and trying to flip other tops over. In ancient China, tops were used for entertainment and divination purposes. Tops have been made from various materials throughout history, including wood, metal, and clay. As time went on, tops evolved and became popular toys in different cultures around the world. They were often made in various shapes and sizes, and the ways people played with them varied. Spinning tops have remained a timeless and enduring toy, enjoyed by people of all ages across different cultures.