pilgrim bottle

Small pilgrim flask form. Two wheel thrown discs and spine made in three pieces and joined. Neck and attachment for one vertical loop handle on spine. Decoration: Left facing lion on one face, rather childlike facial features, executed in fine incision and with slip infill producing a pale yellow background reserved and a dark chocolate; second face a left facing horse in the smae colours as the lion, bearing what appears to be a rider with a shield and lance, reserved ground; spine of vessel incised zigzags alternately infilled in chocolate brown and pale brown and pale yellow (white slip). Seems to be the same gritty fabric as 217. Yellow glaze and slip on entire exterior, elements in reserve, incised and coloured with white and chocolate brown.
Ware: Pb glazed and incised, with slip painting.