Female anthropomorphic head adorned with fruit

Daisy and bud decoration within sections

paragonabile ai fiori di pesco al culmine della fioritura con un bel paio d'occhi che sembravano rispecchiare il bellissimo mare del golfo di Palermo

freely taken from decorative motifs of the 18th century

Testa da parete policroma Uomo H 40 cm vassoio Female anthropomorphic head adorned withThe tradition of making plant holders in the shape of a head comes from a legend according to which a young girl from Palermo cut off the head of her beloved Arab, having failed to convince him to stay by her side forever in the city of the golden basin. Then, to make the memory of her only love "sacred", she planted basil in the head, which, having grown lush, would have aroused the envy of the neighbors, who had terracotta heads made to grow the