Fragment of the bas-relief
called "The spinner"
Susa
Neo-Elamite period
Bitumen mastic
H 9.3 cm; L 13 cm
Sb 2834
Description
"This small fragmentary relief, of great quality, shows a young
woman, probably of high social level. She is seated in oriental
fashion in front of a table loaded with fish, loaves of bread and
fruit. She turns the spindle with her right hand and holds the
thread with her left hand, while a servant moves a large oblong fan."
- Louvre