Pond creatures (f79v)

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I wonder if this is a 'pond creature' in the Vatican (Rossiana) copy of the Balneis Puteolanis:

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Interesting link, René.

Looks like the inscription on the towers reads Dominus Sanctus Spiritus.


It's often a challenge to figure out medieval animals, since many were drawn very strangely. I'm wondering if this one might be a pig. It has a shortish curled tail and prominent teats (which tend to be more visible on pigs than on dogs). Hard to tell and who knows why either dog or pig would be in that particular position in relation to the pond.


When I was in Mexico, in a very rural area (the people lived in wood and corrugated metal shanty shacks smaller than most living rooms), the pigs wandered free the same as dogs and lived pretty much as a dog would (except not as long).