ma quando seppe che l'arabo avrebbe voluto portarla con sè per tornare nelle sue terre ed accrescere il suo harem gli fece la controproposta di restare lui a Palermo abbandonando l'harem e restando per sempre con lei

Decorato con tralci di vite entro sezioni

The tradition of making anthropomorphic plant holders was born around the year 1000 in the Kalsa district of Palermo

Anyone who looked directly into her face turned to stone

Testa di Moro Uomo Bianco/Ruggine H 34 cm lume ma quando seppe che l'araboThe 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