Orkney Pottery ?

I picked this up today. I like the look of the 'scraffito' if that's the right term. It is 12cm in height. Cant say if its a cup a tankard or ??. It looks like a bull with a sword in it. It seems to have scales across the top of its back. cant work out if its a sword or something holding a sword. If its orkney would it have a viking theme possibly ? Any help would be good.https://2img.net/h/i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/petet63/IMG_1042.jpghttps://2img.net/h/i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/petet63/IMG_1046.jpg

'the ***ney pottery', can you make out the beginning of the second word?

that picture is upside down, sorry. I cant quite work it out but think its ork ney its a little squashed.

that bull's a dragon

. I have googled viking dragon and it does have similarities. Thanks dantheman. With that info does orkney pottery come into it. Lot of viking folklore up there. Its an interesting piece.

Bearing in mind it could be a dragon, have you considered any Welsh potteries? There is a Rumney Pottery in Wales which according to their website has been around since the 1940's. Their current products include tankards but none resembles yours (although there are some dragon designs), so it's a long shot.

http://www.rumneypottery.co.uk/

I went to their site, the history section that shows products they made is still unavailable. I wll check back later. Thanks