Koen G > 01-12-2016, 12:50 PM
MarcoP > 01-12-2016, 01:15 PM
(01-12-2016, 12:50 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thank you Marco, your last post does address some of the issues in a clear way.
Do you happen to know of any comparable imagery where a medical charm is visualized in the same way? Or would this be a rather unique kind of illustration? I have never seen a concrete medical tool surrounded by a cloud band - let alone held by the business end by a naked woman.
Koen G > 01-12-2016, 02:00 PM
Wladimir D > 02-12-2016, 07:01 AM
R. Sale > 02-12-2016, 04:49 PM
Linda > 02-12-2016, 07:37 PM
Koen G > 02-12-2016, 09:25 PM
Linda > 02-12-2016, 09:49 PM
(02-12-2016, 09:25 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.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.
Koen G > 02-12-2016, 10:11 PM
Searcher > 02-12-2016, 10:42 PM
(02-12-2016, 09:25 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.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.