Pictish Tattoo with Key Pattern Design maltese an 8th c Pictish carving

an 8th c Pictish carving in Scotland

collected in Iceland

combines with the eternal knot and a knot work Celtic cross to make a tattoo designed for and worn proudly by Firemen

A badge of courage

A delicate swirl of vines brackets a Celtic crescent moon

Pictish Tattoo with Key Pattern Design maltese an 8th c Pictish carvingA unique form of Pictish design found on the carved stones in Scotland is the Key Pattern. This intricate sleeve tattoo pattern is designed by replicating a small section of the carvings on the Maiden Stone, a 6th century Pictish Standing stone in Aberdeenshire. The key pattern was then morphed into a keymorphic to spiral around the arm. A tribal pattern from an ancient Northern European Tribe, the wild and heavily tattooed Picts. As shown the pattern