Egyptian tattoos, like many other tattoo designs from mythology or
ancient cultures, are growing in popularity. They are tasteful, socially
acceptable, and a great way of exploring and utilizing art imagery from
all over the world. Egyptian tattoos are beautiful and striking images
from the ancient past.
Most of us have a fairly evolved concept of what Egyptian art looks like
and how it may be adapted to a modern tattoo design. On the other hand,
most of us have no more than a generalized idea of what ancient
Egyptian tattooing looked like.
It appears that tattooing was not particularly widespread among the Egyptians, with one notable exception - some Egyptian women, from priestesses to princesses to dancers, were tattooed with a pattern of parallel lines and shapes.
It appears that tattooing was not particularly widespread among the Egyptians, with one notable exception - some Egyptian women, from priestesses to princesses to dancers, were tattooed with a pattern of parallel lines and shapes.
We know this because some of these women were mummified, which preserved
the skin and the tattoos. These original Egyptian tattoos had a
significance which, unfortunately, has been lost. Anthropologists are
grateful for this and other evidence that the elaborate Egyptian burial
rituals have given us.
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