The thing (80v & 82r)

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Nice example, Linda.

The weird thing is that usually the distaff was held up high, and the spindle hung down. Hence, I take it not as literal spinning of wool, but rather spinning as in "turning". For example in Plato's Myth of Er, the heavens revolve on a spindle, which is basically how I read this item as well. 

Some more examples below. 

Hi!
I can add one more example in this category of images, but what the thing there is unknown. Maybe, it is a spindle, too.