Sicilian Ceramic Art. The Moorish Heads. Stock Image

Sicilian Maiolica Ceramics. The Moorish Heads of Sicily. New methods for making varied colours of glazes were initially brought to Sicily by the Arabs of North Africa in medieval times, and the art of making Maiolica then spread from Sicily throughout Italy during the Renaissance. Cities most famous for making these heads are Caltagirone and Taormina, near Catania. The legend of their origin comes from Palermo, though, in the district of Al Halisa nowadays called La Kalsa.