Moor head woman half-bust made by Terrecotte del Sole, enamelled and decorated with typical floral and fruit motifs.
 
Height 52.5 cm.
 
Length 34 cm.
 
Depth 27 cm.
 
The traditional ceramic vases in the shape of a dark brown's head are so famous in Sicily that they have become, over time, one of the representative symbols of the island. Traditionally, Moor's Heads adorn the balconies of homes and often appear as a decorative element in Sicilian living rooms. However, the singular shape of the Moor's Heads (or "graste" in Sicilian dialect) derives from a dark legend set in Palermo, a legend that not everyone knows.