Yeah, by far the most common meaning of spindle/distaff as attributes is "this is a good woman who does her societal duties". I am not sure how this standard meaning would translate to the nude figures of Q13 though 
Whatever the spindles mean, they must have some specific meaning since Q13 isn't exactly generous in its depiction of objects. If the spindles simply mean the nymphs are stars, and all nymphs are stars, then why don't all nymphs have spindles?
Whatever the spindles mean, they must have some specific meaning since Q13 isn't exactly generous in its depiction of objects. If the spindles simply mean the nymphs are stars, and all nymphs are stars, then why don't all nymphs have spindles?
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