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This is NOT the “Ukok Princess,” and -so far as we know- this is NOT her tattoo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 1993, Natalia Polosmak excavated #Kurgan 1 at the site of Ak-Alakha-3, on the #Ukok Plateau in the #Altai Republic. That tomb contained the remains of a ~30 year-old woman who died around 300 BCE. As she was the second burial discovered in the tomb, she is identified as “Ak-Alakha-3, Kurgan 1, Burial 2” (aka Ak-Alakha 3-1-2). Most of us know her by her nicknames: Ice Maiden or Princess of Ukok. Preservation was remarkable, and tattoos were found on her left shoulder, down the length of her left arm, and on her right wrist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Three years earlier, Polosmak had excavated a different mound at a nearby site. Ak-Alakha-1, Kurgan 1, Burial 2 included the remains of a young woman about 16 years old. No skin was preserved, so no tattoos were identified in that grave. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Around 2010, artist Marcel Nyffenegger crafted this recreation of Ak-Alakha 1-1-2 for the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer, Germany. The reconstruction includes a shoulder mark that was *not* present in the tomb, but rather based on a tattoo found on Ak-Alakha 3-1-2. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 2015, various news outlets included this image in their coverage of new analyses on the Ak-Alakha-1 remains. Because of the tattoo on her shoulder, several sources erroneously reported this to be a reconstruction of the Ice Maiden from Ak-Alakha-3. Although this error was caught by @kristina_killgrove and others & corrected in some sources, it has since been widely repeated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Given her status (as reflected by tomb contents) & what we now know about tattooing in the ancient Altai, it’s entirely likely that Ak-Alakha 1-1-2 was tattooed. It’s also likely that those tattoos included some variation of the #Pazyryk horse-deer or horse-griffin figure seen here. As we mentioned in a previous post, five Ukok mummies are tattooed with some variation of this creature. BUT: this particular version belongs to Ak-Alakha 3-1-2. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For more on Ak-Alakha 1-1-2, see Polosmak and Francfort (1991) “Un nouveau kourgane à « tombe gelée » de l'Altaï (rapport préliminaire)”

So I got to do these fun pieces recently! Based off of Scythian designs found on a 2500 year old Siberian "mummy". "Scythian women adorned themselves with tattoos portraying the animals they hunted. It was believed that these tattoos offered magical protection, and also used to commemorate acts of bravery." Pretty neat #tattoos #tattooed #blackwork #boldwillhold #2500yearsold #mummy #siberia #siberianicemaiden #shedkickyourass #siberian #scythian #tribal #tribaltattoos #badasswomen #tattooedladies #womenwothtattoos #menwithtattoos #tattooedfellas #tattooist #ladytattooers #lakegeorgeny #518 #lakegeorgetattoocompany #lgtc

A dama do gelo siberiana. Uma múmia descoberta na Rússia, em 1993. Idade estimada em 2500 anos de idade. E ah...a tatuagem não foi feita por mim #tattoo #tatuagem #siberianicemaiden #oldtattoo #ink #inkedq

An oldie but a goodie, here's a Scythian/Siberian ice tattoo based griffin for my #griffinhoard :) #griffin #monthofgriffins #sca #northshield #griffins #gryphon #hoard #siberian #siberianicemaiden #siberianicemummy #siberianicemummytattoos #icemummytattoos #tattoos #scythian

Tah Dah!!! All done!!! To honor this glorious 2500 + year old #ancestor who was a #warrior, #shaman, #highpriestess, #woman of mighty #strength, #princessukok, I chose to wear one of her #tattoos. A #reindeer #deer but to make this my own, & not mimic her. My heart asked for purple bits. I absolutely am in love with this #tattoo. Thank you so much for this gorgeous creation @disneylandacid! #siberianicemaiden #reindeer #deer #princessofukok #groserotatgang

So this happened today @rt9tattoo @nat_tat rocked my Siberian Queen reindeer tattoo #badasswomen #tattooedwoman

Sneak peek. @seattletattooexpo @hunminji #tattooaddict #tattoo #modernart #watercolor #siberianicemaiden #krushingit

A siberian ice mummy tattoo and black opal inspired griffin :) #griffinhoard #griffin #mythical #siberianicemaiden #siberianicemummy #siberianicemummytattoos #scythian #blackopal #opal #galaxy #stars

The reveal. (Stay tuned for healed pics.) @hunminji @seattletattooexpo #krushingit #tattoo #watercolor #modernart #siberianicemaiden #freshink #color #kirkland #seattle