The base features a Federiciana or Palermitana braid and the Tre Erre Palermo signature

is enriched with application of fruits and leaves and has on the back a decorative motif of the Calatina tradition

Un uso ulteriore dell'oggetto sembra esser stato quello di contenitore per il miele

Decorato con tralci di vite entro sezioni

Pair of heads h 18 The tradition of making anthropomorphic plant holders was born around the year 1000 in the Kalsa district of Palermo

Civetta H13 decorazione penna pavone verde Oggettistica da tavolo The base features a FedericianaAmong ceramics depicting animals, the owl certainly holds a special place in Sicilian tradition. It is believed that the custom of creating owl shaped jars stems from a legacy of the Magna Graecia period, when the animal was considered sacred to the goddess of wisdom, Athena (hence the bird's Latin name, Athene Noctua). The owl, with its sharp gaze, penetrates the darkness, personifying the light emerging from the darkness and indicating revelation.