f80r top nymphs

[Koen G]

In another thread, Marco mentioned that the item carried by one of the nymphs has been identified as a spindle. This made me explore the image, and I tried to match it to known stories involving spindles or spinning/weaving in general. 

I think these nymphs tell the story of Philomela, as told by Ovid. It starts when Philomela is violated by the king, who then binds her hands behind her back using her long hair:


I've written a blog post about it, matching the entire sequence of figures to this story as told by Ovid. I would, of course, like to know what you think
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