Egyptian Tattoo Designs

For those fascinated with the culture and history of ancient Egypt, there is an extraordinary body of symbols and designs from with which to choose a tattoo, ranging from hieroglyphs, to a pantheon of Gods and Goddesses and many other extraordinary images.

The Egyptian culture consisted of Gods which were visualized to be half-human or half-animal. Hence tattoo designs were also made based on these imaginary figures and the tattoos were also very elaborate and colorful. The affinity of Isis, Osiris, Basted, Amun and Amun Ra also gained popularity over a period of time in the ancient Egypt. We all might have heard about hieroglyphics, ancient Egyptian writing script in addition with other ancient symbols were used in a very large scale in the art of tattooing.

The other things in ancient Egypt were also made as tattoo designs like sphinxes, scarabs, phoenixes, and cats which were derived from ancient Egyptian magic amulets like modified crosses called ankhs, the eye of Horus, cobras and birds.