Moor's Head

in the man with pomegranates in blue/ochre

making them even more precious and unique

personifying the light as it comes out of the darkness indicating the revelation

Palermo Baroque decoration with vine leaf on blue background and vine shoots within sections

Testa di moro donna H 41 Civette Moor's HeadThe tradition of making anthropomorphic plant holders was born around the year 1000 in the Kalsa district of Palermo. To accompany these works we will send you the legend that inspires our creations. The turban has a Caltagirone decoration from the 17th century Have you ever wondered why there is a Sicilian tradition of making majolica plant holder heads? . . a legend tells that: in Kalsa, the "Arab" neighborhood of Palermo, during the Arab domination