Koen Gh,
Not to sound negative, but I find the subject of the post to be too broad: it seems to me that the relationship between the various Voynich people and the objects they hold is possibly very different in the various sections of the Manuscript, and even within the "bathy" section.
Also I should add that in at least two of the images you posted (hard to point out because they are not numbered), I just don't see an object, but simply a nymph with her hand in the steam/water/whateverflow.
Finally, your premise of not taking into account nymphs holding pipes seems arbitrary: on the contrary, I think that in the "balneo" section, the fact that some nymphs hold pipes may be just as significant as the fact that some of them hold other objects, or have their hands in water, or are reaching for something in the water. Ignoring those nymphs can only distort any conclusions, IMO.
But maybe I'm missing the point? As I said, the subject of this post is so broad it's almost unwieldly.
Not to sound negative, but I find the subject of the post to be too broad: it seems to me that the relationship between the various Voynich people and the objects they hold is possibly very different in the various sections of the Manuscript, and even within the "bathy" section.
Also I should add that in at least two of the images you posted (hard to point out because they are not numbered), I just don't see an object, but simply a nymph with her hand in the steam/water/whateverflow.
Finally, your premise of not taking into account nymphs holding pipes seems arbitrary: on the contrary, I think that in the "balneo" section, the fact that some nymphs hold pipes may be just as significant as the fact that some of them hold other objects, or have their hands in water, or are reaching for something in the water. Ignoring those nymphs can only distort any conclusions, IMO.
But maybe I'm missing the point? As I said, the subject of this post is so broad it's almost unwieldly.