{"product_id":"teste-di-moro-h-28cm-in-maiolica-santo-stefano","title":"Sicilian Ceramic Moor's Head - Prickly Pear Blades - 28 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eSicilian Moor's Heads decorated on the turban and fruit applied, entirely handmade by Sicilian master craftsmen. Each piece is unique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eHeight 28 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe Moor's heads depict a man and a woman, protagonists of a legend that has enchanted admirers of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eSicilian history and culture for almost a thousand years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eLegend has it that a young girl, who lived at the beginning of 1100 AD, was very beautiful and devoted to caring for her plants on the balcony of her house in Palermo, in the Kalsa district. She fell madly in love with a Moorish soldier, who was also overwhelmed by passion for the beautiful woman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eAccording to one version of the legend, the girl was\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003edeceived\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eby the soldier: in reality he was married and had children, and ready to abandon her to return to his homeland. The discovery of this\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003etradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003epushed the girl to kill her lover in his sleep, to decapitate him and to use the head as\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003ea vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003efor basil, which was then put on display on the balcony of the house. Again according to the tragic legend, the basil was so rigorous that it aroused the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eenvy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eof all the neighbors, who began to have the craftsmen make\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003evases in the shape of heads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e, that is, the current Moor's heads (also called by some Turks' Heads), a symbol of passion and love that must not be betrayed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eAccording to another version of the legend, the two lovers were\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eboth killed and beheaded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eby her family, who did not approve of their love affair, and their texts were put on display as a warning against illicit unions. From this story, the depiction of the Moor's heads in pairs is\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003ea symbol of passion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eand love that transcends time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eFiring at 950°. 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Since these are 100% handmade products, any imperfections are part of the manufacturing process and attest to the originality of the products.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bottega Sicula Ceramiche Siciliane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51541723578714,"sku":"Bs505U","price":220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/2225\/6218\/files\/Sicilian_Moor_s_head.jpg?v=1781945093","url":"https:\/\/www.bottegasiculaceramichesiciliane.it\/en\/products\/original-moors-head-ceramic","provider":"Bottega Sicula Ceramiche Siciliane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}