Testa di Moro

E808586
Sicilian ceramic sculpture decorative art object ornamental vase

Testa di Moro is a traditional Sicilian ceramic sculpture depicting the stylized head of a Moor, often used as an ornamental vase or decorative object.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Testa Mora 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sicilian ceramic sculpture ⓘ
decorative art object ⓘ
ornamental vase ⓘ
associatedWith Sicilian folk art ⓘ
commonMotif Arabesque patterns ⓘ
beard ⓘ
floral decorations ⓘ
fruit decorations ⓘ
jewelry ⓘ
mustache ⓘ
ornate crown ⓘ
turban ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
depicts Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Mediterranean culture ⓘ
Sicilian tradition ⓘ
hasFunction flower holder ⓘ
plant pot ⓘ
hasGenderVariant female head vase ⓘ
male head vase ⓘ
hasPart stylized human head ⓘ
hasShape bust-shaped vase ⓘ
hollow head container ⓘ
inspiredBy legend of a Moor and a Sicilian woman ⓘ
madeBy Sicilian artisans ⓘ
ceramic workshops ⓘ
materialUsed ceramic ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
producedIn Caltagirone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taormina NERFINISHED ⓘ
other Sicilian towns ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Arab-Norman history of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moorish influence in Sicily ⓘ
stylePeriod traditional Sicilian craftsmanship ⓘ
typicalColor blue details ⓘ
bright polychrome ⓘ
green details ⓘ
red details ⓘ
white ceramic base ⓘ
yellow details ⓘ
typicalUse balcony decoration ⓘ
garden decoration ⓘ
home decoration ⓘ
ornamental vase ⓘ
usedAs souvenir for tourists ⓘ
symbol of Sicilian identity ⓘ
table centerpiece ⓘ
wall niche decoration ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moor's Head → alsoKnownAs → Testa di Moro ⓘ
Moor's head of Corsica → languageName → Testa di Moro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Testa Mora