Classical Ink

  • Classical Ink V

    Angelika Franz sports a very nice ivy of  Dionysus around her arm: As Dr Franz notes, she got her ink before she was aware of the ‘ptolemaic context’ of ivy tattoos (i.e. that Ptolemy IV had an ivy-leaf tattoo as well) …

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  • Classical Ink IV

    A fine Medusa festooning the arm of Elizabeth B.: … and she has a blog …

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  • Classical Ink III

    This just in … from Jim “Meech” K: … for all you fans of Simonides …

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  • Classical Ink II

    None of you classically-inked types have taken up my request for submissions of your bodyart yet, so we’ll post one that showed up in another blog (tip o’ the pileus to Francesca Tronchin via Twitter for this one): That one is from Archaeopop, which is always worth a look … As long as we’re talking…

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