King Winter - Moor's Head Man Four Seasons - Winter 30cm

Heads of Moro Four Seasons in Caltagirone Ceramic - Winter

The wonderful ceramics of Caltagirone, famous all over the world, produced and decorated by hand, as per tradition.

Handmade by local artisans, who, as with the most precious works of art, take care of every little detail and finish this wonderful sculpture using real crystal polished enamels to make it even more brilliant.

This Testa di Moro in its realization is inspired by nature and what alters its shapes and colors. Time, enclosed in a year and divided into four seasons.

It is one of the 4 Moro heads that make up the "Four Seasons" series, this represents Winter, but you can also find Summer, Autumn and Winter on our shop!

A white crown and typical bright yellow lemons are applied to this dark brown head dedicated to winter on a blue background with leaves above

It is a very elegant sculpture, a wonderful piece of furniture perfect for any environment, from the classic to the more modern

Its dimensions are 19 x 30 cm.

HISTORY OF THE MOOR'S HEADS

The Moorish heads are one of the symbols that best represent the tradition of Caltagirone ceramics.

These small sculptures are often used as decorative elements to embellish houses, theatres, cinemas, but also squares and cities

Its legend has various facets, the most macabre begins in Palermo in the Arab quarter 'Al Hâlisah, today called the Kalsa, where the sultan once stayed, due to the Arab domination in Sicily.

The sultan, one day seeing a girl passing under his balcony, fell in love with her. The girl reciprocated and from here a love story was born.

But the story changed when the girl discovered that the sultan had a family and children in her country of origin, so during the night she killed him with a sword and cut off his head, which once severed she used as a flower vase on his balcony.

Another legend, perhaps more realistic, says that the girl, who was of noble origins, had a clandestine love affair with a young Arab. This love, which was impossible for the times, when it was discovered by the girl's family caused a stir, leading to the beheading of the two young lovers.

The shame of this love would later be proclaimed by posting both heads, transformed into vases for the occasion, on a balcony. The massacre, exalted by the heads placed on passers-by, would have been a warning against any other possible unseemly passion.

For this reason the Sicilian Moorish Heads are made in pairs, in memory and in honor of the two murdered lovers.