Moor's Head

A selection of the best Moor's heads created with the very elegant Caltagirone ceramics

The Moorish heads are an integral part of the great Sicilian tradition, on our shop you can find many types created with Caltagirone ceramics

Their story begins around the year 1000, while the Moors dominated Sicily, in the Kalsa Arab quarter in Palermo, where a beautiful girl lived. One day, from her balcony, she was noticed by a Moro passing by who, as soon as he saw her, fell in love with her immediately and immediately declared his love for her. The girl reciprocated the sentiment, but their love story ended very soon as the young girl discovered that the Moor had to return to the East where his wife and children awaited him. In the middle of the night the girl, who felt humiliated and betrayed, abandoned herself to a gesture of extreme jealousy and fatal anger, killing the Moor in his sleep. He then cut off his head, creating a vase in which he planted a basil sprout inside. Passers-by seeing this luxuriant plant, which was considered the herb of kings, immediately had terracotta vases made depicting the Moor's Heads.

Another version of the macabre legend was also written by Boccaccio in his Decameron, however setting the story in Messina, where Lisabetta, the protagonist, was a noble orphan girl jealously guarded by her brothers. Lisabetta fell in love with Lorenzo, a Pisan boy, and they carried on the story in great secrecy, but when the brothers discovered them, they put an end to the relationship by killing Lorenzo, and hiding his body. But Lorenzo, appearing to Lisabetta in a dream, told her that he had been killed and where he had been killed, so Lisabetta went to look for Lorenzo's body, and finding it, mad with pain, she cut off his head, hiding it in a vase. But the brothers, once they discovered the hidden head, immediately got rid of it, and Lisabetta died of a broken heart. Thus, today, the two unfortunate lovers meet again, figuratively, on the terraces of all Sicily, symbolized in pairs by the Moor's Heads.

Moor's Head

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Moorish Head Coclea Line with Moorish Man with Gold and Blue Reflections - Moorish Heads in Caltagirone Ceramic 13 cm

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Moorish Head Coclea Line with Moorish Man with Gold and Blue Reflections - Moorish Heads in Caltagirone Ceramic 13 cm

Moorish Heads Small Coclea line decorated in light blue and gold with Dark Man and White Woman

Choose between Moor Head in Caltagirone ceramic depicting a Moor Man or a White Woman who, unlike other ceramics, is slightly smaller in size: 13 cm

You can choose between:

- the Moor Man decorated with the usual black color with a veil with various shades of blue. It is also adorned with a golden diadem, golden earrings and a golden necklace.

- the White Woman wearing gold colored jewels, two earrings, a necklace and a diadem on her forehead. She too is decorated with a veil that has various shades of blue.

Size: 13 x 8 cm

€30.20 €40.26

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Moor's Heads Coclea Line with Gold and Blue Reflections - Original Caltagirone Ceramic 13 cm

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Moor's Heads Coclea Line with Gold and Blue Reflections - Original Caltagirone Ceramic 13 cm

Small Moorish Heads Coclea Line with golden diadem and blue drape

Moorish Heads in Caltagirone ceramic, made and hand painted by master craftsmen of Caltagirone, who take care of every detail and finish these small sculptures with art and skill.

You can choose between:

- the White Man decorated with the usual black moustache, and with a veil in various shades of blue. It is also adorned with pearls, necklaces and a golden diadem.

- the White Woman wearing gold colored jewels, two earrings, a necklace and a diadem on her forehead. She too is decorated with a veil that has various shades of blue.

Size: 13 x 8 cm

€30.75 €41.00

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Moorish Heads of Coclea Line Bordeaux 13 cm - Sicilian Caltagirone Ceramics

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Moorish Heads of Coclea Line Bordeaux 13 cm - Sicilian Caltagirone Ceramics

Moorish Heads of the Coclea line in Artisan Ceramic of Caltagirone with Bordeaux turban and Green details

Moorish Heads handmade with the famous Sicilian ceramic of Caltagirone.

Choose the type of Moorish Head that you prefer among:

the King
the Queen

They are both decorated with a turban with Bordeaux stripes on which a green diadem is applied, a jewel of great importance and great elegance.

Both small ceramic pieces feature this Green Diadem, which marks the great sovereignty of the King and Queen at the time.

Furthermore, two green pearl shaped earrings and a green necklace are applied to both types.

Dimensions: 12 x 8cm

€33.75 €45.00

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Moorish Heads of Coclea Line Green 13 cm - Original Sicilian Ceramics

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Moorish Heads of Coclea Line Green 13 cm - Original Sicilian Ceramics

Moorish Heads of the Coclea line in Artisan Ceramic of Caltagirone with Bordeaux turban and Green details

Moorish Heads handmade with the famous Sicilian ceramic of Caltagirone.

Choose the type of Moorish Head that you prefer among:

the King
the Queen

They are both decorated with a turban with Bordeaux stripes on which a green diadem is applied, a jewel of great importance and great elegance.

Both small ceramic pieces feature this Green Diadem, which marks the great sovereignty of the King and Queen at the time.

Furthermore, two green pearl shaped earrings and a green necklace are applied to both types.

Dimensions: 12 x 8cm

€33.75 €45.00

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