The turban features a trilobed leaf decoration inspired by an 18th-century Caltagirone motif

it features a reinterpretation of an acanthus leaf set in blue

32 cm high

Decorazione "Tralci di vite a sezioni" motivo decorativo barocco del XVI

a 16th-century Baroque decorative motif

Civetta H18 decorazione penna pavone blu vassoio The turban features a trilobedAmong the ceramics depicting animals, in the Sicilian tradition, the owl certainly has a place of honor. It is believed that the custom of making jars in the shape of an owl comes from a legacy of the Magna Graecia period, the animal was in fact considered sacred to the goddess of wisdom Athena (hence the Latin name of the bird Athene Noctua). The owl, with its sharp gaze penetrates the darkness, personifying the light as it comes out of the darkness