Ancient roman construction crane Pentaspastos Low-poly 3D model

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Low-poly reconstruction of a medium-sized roman construction crane for a max. load of about 450 kg. Pentaspastos = 5-pulley-hoist. In This case it’s a hand operated version. Others, especially bigger versions, where operated by treadmills. Also smaller versions with only 3 pulleys for approximately 150 kg loads existed as well. Polys/Verts 8,915 / 6,405 Further Information Fully mapped and textured with simple diffuse maps only (1024px). In real world scale (meters). Individual components are grouped single objects. Ropes are splines, for easy adjustments. No rigging or animation, just a static model.