Egyptian tattoos are a captivating fusion of history and mythology, offering timeless patterns steeped in ancient significance. Their resilience is evidenced by their enduring design popularity ...

Preserved in amazing detail on her mummified torso, the surviving images represent the only known examples of tattoos found on Egyptian mummies ... associated with the goddess Hathor, such as ...

Preserved in amazing detail on her mummified torso, the surviving images represent the only known examples of tattoos found on Egyptian mummies ... associated with the goddess Hathor, such as ...

Childbirth throughout history was highly dangerous and one thought is that the birth mother and surrounding midwives may have worn tattoos to elicit “sympathetic magic.” The Egyptian Goddess ...

A portion of an ancient Egyptian ... goddess Wadjet — that covered the upper body of the mummy lead researchers to believe it was a woman. "Radiographic data together with analysis of the ...

A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women ... were found with lower back tattoos believed to be motifs from the cult of the goddess Hathor.

Head of a crocodile, front body of a lion, back body of a hippo. In Egyptian mythology, gaining entrance to the underworld meant getting some important organs removed and put in jars. Once you ...

Tattoos found at the mummy's neck show several Wadjet eyes — a sign associated with the divine and with protection. Ann Austin More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian woman tattooed her ...