Palermo Baroque decoration with a stylised daisy within a rhombus and acanthus leaves

A star-shaped tray with a Baroque decoration from Caltagirone

He saw the beautiful girl busy tending the plants

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she spent her days cultivating and caring for the plants in her garden

Civetta H28 decorazione penna pavone blu Illuminazione Palermo Baroque decoration with aAmong 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