Sicilian head Print

One of the most important symbols of Sicily - Sicilian head has an incredibly breathtaking legend The story tells that over a thousand years ago, in the Arab region of Palermo, now known as Kalsa, there lived a beautiful girl who loved to look after flowers on her balcony. Once, when the girl, as usual, looked after her flowers, she was noticed by a young Moor who passed by and fell in love with her at first sight. The girl also fall in love with this handsome men not knowing that he was actually married and soon he would leave Palermo to return home. When she found out the truths young Sicilian girl in anger cut off his head so that he would stay with her forever and then put it on her balcony as a decorative vase. Day after day, the girl filled the vase with tears, desperately mourning the end of her love for the Moor, until the miraculous basil plant has grown. The neighbors, struck by its heady scent, wanted to recreate the handsome man's features on their terracotta vases at any cost. Since then, vases in the shape of a Moor's head have spread throughout Sicily, as a symbol of bitter but eternal love. People walking down her balcony started looking at her flourishing plant of basil and became jealous of how bloomed her plants were, so they began to forge colourful clay heads pots wishing to have the same magic green thumb.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.