17th Cty Ceramic Basket With Marine Concretions

Stunning ceramic basket from the 1st half of 17th century with its marine concretions on about 1/3 of its cover (corresponding to its sense of deposit in the seabed)

The handle is incredibly intact, regarding its finesse (very light piece), and its fragility

The very slender handle is framed by 2 pastillages depicting a lion's head at its 2 ends.

Creamy yellow to caramel color cover.

South of France ?