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With the quality of a family crest

that is linked into an epaulette of knotwork that curves to fit the shoulder

Adapted for use as a tattoo

this band was installed on a fencing master who keeps the tradition of swordsmanship alive

Pictish Woad Z-Rod Tattoo Design hawk With the quality of aThis z rod and double disc is from the Dunnichen Pictish symbol stone, currently on display in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. The pattern appears on many carved stones found across Scotland, and this one was probably carved in the 7th century. The way it is rendered, with a combination of line and "woad blue" dots, makes it come alive in skin. Some scholars have theorized that it is the symbol of agriculture, one tip of the Z is a grain seed, the other tip