Add a pop of Sicilian charm to your handbag with our Sicilian testa di moro moor head charm trio bag charm. This stunning bag charm features a large porcelain Sicilian ‘Testa di Moro’ moor head charm that has been handmade and hand painted in Sicily, available in a variety of colours, adorned on a heart shaped gold plated brass bag charm. Alongside this stunning charm is a chunky 2 tone double cotton tassel adorned with glass candy beads, and a large chunky porcelain Sicilian pine cone charm decorated with mini glass pearl charms at either end.
The ‘Testa di Moro’ or Moor Head is a legendary Sicilian symbol that is instantly recognisable and a very popular symbol of the island. The legend of this moor head dates back to the 11th Century during the Moors domination in Sicily. There was a young girl who lived in the Kalsa neighbourhood in Palermo. Every day she would spend time on her balcony tending to her plants and flowers. One day a young Moor passing by saw her and was captured by her beauty and declared his love to her, which was immediately returned. After some time, the girl discovered that her lover would have to leave her to return to his country where his wife and children were waiting for him. She plotted her revenge: Whilst he slept she beheaded him and used it as a vase for her lovely flowered balcony, so that her lover would stay with her forever. It’s a sinister story but the outcome was these stunning decorative moor heads that you find all around Sicily which make for beautiful decorations.
The Sicilian pine cone is a symbol of fertility, life, immortality, and divinity. The seeds of the pine cone represent the symbol of fertility and regenerative force. In ancient Sicilian tradition this pine cone was used to adorn the bedroom of newlyweds to wish and bless the formation of a large family.
Please Note: The porcelain charms adorned on this bag charm are hand crafted and hand painted. Therefore there may be darker and lighter areas of paint strokes on the charms, and/or flecks of gold paint in areas. The detail of the painted areas around the faces may differ slightly to the charms shown in the images but will retain the overall look. These porcelain charms are fragile and need to be handled with extra care and attention. If they are knocked or dropped, they will crack and break. Please consider this before you purchase this item.
