The Moor's heads are symbolic of Sicily and are recognised all over the world. They are elegant hand-painted ceramic decorative vases.
What do Sicilian Moor heads mean?
THE LEGEND OF SICILIAN MOOR'S HEADS - Visit Sicily
According to another story, the Moor's Heads represent the impossible love of a young couple. The girl was Sicilian and had noble origins, while her lover was a young Arab. When their love affair was discovered, her family cruelly punished them both by beheading them.
So it is actually decapitated heads. Lovely decoratives vases, eh.
Oh, damn..
Their heads were then turned into vases and hung as warnings on a balcony. This is why the ceramic heads are always made in pairs, in memory of the two young lovers who were murdered together.
"Moor's Head vases are unique to Sicily. They are used as table centerpieces. "
Yeah.. so kind of like what is going on with the Maria occult gala.
ok so these are called, SICILIAN MOORS HEADS.
THE LEGEND OF SICILIAN MOOR'S HEADS
The Moor's heads are symbolic of Sicily and are recognised all over the world. They are elegant hand-painted ceramic decorative vases.
What do Sicilian Moor heads mean?
THE LEGEND OF SICILIAN MOOR'S HEADS - Visit Sicily According to another story, the Moor's Heads represent the impossible love of a young couple. The girl was Sicilian and had noble origins, while her lover was a young Arab. When their love affair was discovered, her family cruelly punished them both by beheading them.
So it is actually decapitated heads. Lovely decoratives vases, eh.
Oh, damn..
Their heads were then turned into vases and hung as warnings on a balcony. This is why the ceramic heads are always made in pairs, in memory of the two young lovers who were murdered together.
"Moor's Head vases are unique to Sicily. They are used as table centerpieces. "
Yeah.. so kind of like what is going on with the Maria occult gala.
So it's an antique warning against race mixing?