Ice crystal, ~150x magnification.
To save you from asking me why, here's why I arrive at that inference.
The object itself is contingent, that is, irreducible to the natural laws of chemistry and physics. More telling, the configuration of the dye(?)on the surface of the "moisture absorbing" material is contingent because it is irreducible to the physics of dye and "moisture" absorbing" material.
The sphere, and particularly the markings, and indentations thereon are highly complex (that is, highly improbable)
The independent matching pattern is that some of the markings and lines bear striking resemblance to the conventions of a preexisting code or convention used by intelligent agents for communication, known as the English language.
If you want more detail or have questions, please feel free to ask.
(By the way, although incidental to our discussion, I did discover through extensive historical research that the object in question is not only a sphere but an actual person, "Wilson", who is portrayed in the real-life documentary about Tom Hanks, the Federal Express employee who was trapped on a deserted island along with Wilson for several years (maybe 5 years) after the FedEx plane in which they were flying crashed. I think it was 5 years. Anyway, they manged to escape on a home-made raft but unfortunately Wilson persished at sea.)
Cordially,
Ice crystal, ~150x magnification.
Just to let you know, I plan to save any commentary or requests for clarification until the end. However, if you need more information about any of the objects I post, please let me know - you'll notice I've captioned #2, so you don't have to speculate about what the object is made of, or how large it is, or that sort of thing. I'll try to do that where it's not immediately clear what the properties of the object are.