The thing

marne

Maybe a pin retainer...?

kwistenbiebel

This reminds me of an old thread I started (2006) on pushpullbar.
It was prehistorically rendered back then but it was fun:

The riddle was the same: what is it?

Gaieus

Remus: a pot of hand cream?

Kwist's: a pot smoking kit?

remus

Keep guessing guys...although i dont think anyones going to get it at this rate

twharvey

Is it a hockey puck?

Is it an ink well?

solo

Shiny round thing with a lid?

remus

Tom, your in the right vicinity with inkwell...

remus

10 cool points to coen good guess.

remus

And heres the real thing, for comparison:

I prefer my version personally

kwistenbiebel

...and mine was a vase.

max rockatansky

It is a WACOM stylus holder. I have one with my Bamboo. Nice render - it looks just like it!

Squid tamer

Max,ya beat me to it. I have one too.