Severed Head [Sardinia]
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Nothing new in this part of the world, in fact, millenia later, the Sardinian flag has 4 of these depicted. On the flag they are symbols of the Crown of Aragon, which commanded the region. The heads represent the 4 Moorish princes whose lands were captured in the reconquest of Spain.