Segregata in casa

"Lapwing" decoration

Decorazione foglia vite a spirale fondo blu e treccia palermitana

Il turbante reca una decorazione in verde rame a frascume

Civetta H18 decorazione penna pavone verde Pigne Segregata in casaAmong 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