On a magnificent bronze mirror on display in the National Museum of Ireland this swirling pattern appears in unimaginably fine tiny detail. Here it is shown in several versions. The swirls alone, with graphic sun rays, and surrounded by a pattern drawn to describe an appearance of Halley's comet in the year 451.
Tartan Tattoo with Celtic Band Design
The tartan is the ancestral fabric of the Celts, worn in ancient times throughout the seven nations and identifiable today as a symbol of ethnic pride.
Bronze Sword La Tene Culture Tattoo Design
An intricate pattern found detailing an ancient La Tene culture bronze sword. A wish for strength and success in battle, dating from before the time of iron, or of steel.
Celtic Cross Tree of Life with Crown of Thorns Ring Tattoo Design
This cross is a unity of three important visual metaphors of faith: the Christian cross, the tree of life, and the crown of thorns of Jesus's crucifixion. Together they combined to create a memorial for this man's recently deceased brother, whose initials are placed in the center.
