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Teste di Moro e Pigne in Ceramica di Caltagirone

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


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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

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Moorish Head in Caltagirone Ceramic - Woman in White and Moor Man with Blue Drape and gold jewels

Small Moorish Heads ideal to use as a gift idea given its small size: 13 x 8 cm

Choose between the white woman or the moor man wearing various gold jewels, and a diadem which is distinguished by some shades of blue.

These are two Moorish Heads from the Coclea Line, therefore slightly smaller, decorated with blue veils and golden jewels, in addition the Woman has golden jewels on her face, while the Moorish man is distinguished by his typical black color beyond who has a mustache and a goatee.

The Diadem is an ornament that the Nobles wore on their heads in ancient times to underline their dignity. It was mainly worn in the times of Ancient Rome by the emperors to symbolize their sovereignty.

This Testa di Moro is created with Caltagirone ceramics, famous all over the world thanks to its wonderful handcrafted artistic masterpieces.

These are unique pieces, given that, being entirely hand painted, these ceramics have details that distinguish them from each other.

Being a small handcrafted work of art, it could contain some very small imperfections, but it is precisely due to its craftsmanship

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.

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Provincia di produzione
Catania
Zona di produzione:
Size
13 cm
Decorum
Diadem
Line
Cochlea
Colour
Blue
White
Head
Black Man
Black Woman

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