Moorish Head Four Seasons Series 20 cm - Moor's Heads in Caltagirone Ceramics

Moor's Head in Caltagirone Ceramics in the medium 20 cm format which makes up the Quattro Stagioni series

Choose one of the wonderful Ceramic Heads that make up the "Quattro Stagioni" collection which is inspired by nature and what alters its shapes and colors.

Time, contained in a year and divided into four seasons.

- The Moor's Head dedicated to Spring, has a delicate white base colour, has a majestic crown on the headdress, and is also decorated with brightly colored flowers, yellow, blue and red, and green leaves.

- The Moor's Head dedicated to Winter, on which rests a white crown, bright yellow lemons and green leaves, all on top of a blue hat.

- The Moor's Head dedicated to Summer, black in color, typical of the Moor, wearing a white crown, and which is decorated with colored strawberries and sunflowers resting on a pink headdress.

- The Moor's Head dedicated to Autumn, with a woman colored in Black, also with a White Crown and decorated with beautiful Grapes

Inspired by Nature, this elegant and colorful Testa di Moro is perfect for decorating both internal and external environments, such as on shelves, tables or at the entrance to houses or shops!

Handmade by local artisans, who take care of every little detail and finish this wonderful sculpture with real crystal shiny enamel to make it even more brilliant

It is one of the 4 Moor's heads that make up the "Four Seasons" series, in addition to Spring, in our shop you can also find Summer, Autumn and Winter!

Size: 20 cm

N.B. The objects made in Caltagirone Ceramics are made entirely by hand, therefore shapes and colors may undergo slight variations compared to the object depicted in the photo. Each object is decorated by hand, therefore unique. You will never find two identical sculptures, and furthermore the small imperfections are a certificate of craftsmanship of these wonderful artistic masterpieces

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.