Egyptian Tattoos: History of Tattoos from Ancient Egypt »

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Evidence of tattoos in ancient Egypt were found on a well-preserved female mummy from Thebes known as Amunet. She was a priestess of the goddess Hathor of Thebes (she symbolized the cosmic mother who gave life to all on earth) during the Dynasty XI and was excavated in 1891 by Eugene Grebaut.

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