Saracen man Moor's head made by Terrecotte del Sole, glazed in matt white and decorated in yellow and ramina green.
 
Height 44.5 cm.
 
Length 15 cm.
 
Depth 17 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.