Pictish Tattoo with Key Pattern Design maltese collected in Iceland

collected in Iceland

A bold Celtic knot leg piece that is permanent body armor

and can be reproduced narrow or wide as best befits the wearer

A delicate swirl of vines brackets a Celtic crescent moon

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

Pictish Tattoo with Key Pattern Design maltese collected in IcelandA 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