Fra le ceramiche raffiguranti animali

She cut off his head and made a vase in which she planted basil

Segregata in casa

Palermo's "Arab" neighborhood

Moor's Head

Civetta H18 decorazione penna pavone verde Pigne Fra le ceramiche raffiguranti animaliAmong the ceramics depicting animals, in the Sicilian tradition, the owl certainly has a place of honor. It is believed that the custom of making jars in the shape of an owl comes from a legacy of the Magna Graecia period, the animal was in fact considered sacred to the goddess of wisdom Athena (hence the Latin name of the bird Athene Noctua). The owl, with its sharp gaze penetrates the darkness, personifying the light as it comes out of the darkness