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Source: http://hermitagemuseum.org/html_Ru/03/hm3_2_7b.html

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A tatoo on the right arm of a Scythian chieftain, whose mummy was found at Pazyryk (5th century BC). Preserved in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

[edit] Fair use for History of tattooing

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• The image in question is used in the context of the article History of tattooing to illustrate a "tatoo on the right arm of a Scythian chieftain". Since the owner of the object probably does not allow for the material to be photographed, it is assumed that the image is not replaceable.

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