Dotted chain tattoo ideas

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Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, lotus flowers and dotwork detail across the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus on the back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, leaves and a dotted drop chain across the chest, with shading in dotwork.
Lily and foliage across the chest
Black fine line ornamental tattoo wrapping the wrist like a bracelet, with a lotus motif, dotted chains and diamond shapes, on a hand with dark nail polish.
Ornamental wrist bracelet tattoo
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dotted drops across the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus mandala with drops on the back
Black and grey flash design of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and dotted chains hanging below, drawn on a white background.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain drops
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and a dotted chain ending in a crescent moon, on a lower leg.
Lotus and crescent moon on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lace-style mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the flower.
Lace mandala cuff on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with dotted chain drops below the breasts on the chest.
Mandala tattoo with dotted chains on the chest
Colourful iris tattoo with pink, purple and yellow petals and teal leaves, with dotted chain lines hanging beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Iris with dotted chains on upper back
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
Two matching forearm tattoos in fine line: a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face on the other, both with dotted chain drapes.
Matching crescent moon and sun forearm tattoos
Black and grey lace-pattern tattoo with dotted chains and droplet accents across the upper back, beside a pale shaded rose.
Lace pattern with dotted chains on upper back
Fine line drawing of an ornate elephant head with feathers, a circular medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design without a body part visible.
Ornate elephant head with feathers line design
Fine line black and red tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a crescent moon and hanging diamond on the wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond on wrist
Gold ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala with dotted chains and drop shapes on dark paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Gold mandala design with dotted chains
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a stylised face, filigree swirls, stars and dotted chains on the ribs.
Crescent moon with face on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate floral heart and dotted chain drapes across a woman's upper back and nape, photographed from behind.
Ornamental floral back piece with dotted chains
Two matching black and grey forearm tattoos of a sun and a crescent moon, each with a drawn face and dotted chain detail, in a Dotwork and fine line style on the forearms.
Sun and moon forearm tattoos with dotted chains
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dotted drop chains and diamond shapes, centred on a person's upper back.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala with a small flower and a draped dotted chain across the underbust, in botanical and dotwork style, on a woman's chest.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain on the chest
Watercolour-style lotus flower tattoo on the thigh, outlined in black with dotwork detail and blue, pink and yellow ink.
Watercolour lotus on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and dotted chains on the inner wrist, with the words Psalms and 148:3 beside them.
Sun and moon wrist tattoo with Psalms text
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, radiating rays and dotted chains hanging below, placed centrally on the chest.
Sun with face on chest
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of an eye inside an ornate triangle, with a fan shell and dotted chains below, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Eye in triangle with shell and dotted chains
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a skull framed by roses, leaves, lace motifs and dotted chains, shown on paper with no body placement.
Skull, roses and lace design on paper
Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.
Elephant and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lotus flower with scrollwork, dotted chains and a faceted teardrop gem, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Ornate lotus design with scrollwork and gem drop
Dotwork lotus flower with a teal and black mandala above and dotted chains with teal drops below, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lotus and mandala on the thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate floral and lace-like design with dotted chains, sketched on cream paper beside pens.
Ornate floral lace design sketch
Black and grey fine line and dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif and hanging dotted chains, sitting on the outer upper thigh.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black ornamental mandala and lotus tattoo on the back of a hand, with a dotted chain running to the fingers and a triangle near the wrist.
Mandala and lotus hand tattoo with finger chain
Black ink ornamental tattoo with dotted chains, crescents and teardrops across the inner wrist and forearm, shown from two angles.
Ornamental lace wrist tattoo with dotted chains
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the wrist resembling a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond pendant and a small crescent moon.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon above a hanging chain of dots and stars on the inner wrist and forearm.
Sun, moon and star chain on a wrist
Black and grey linework tattoo of a sun with a face and rays, with a dotted garland and diamonds, across the centre of the chest below the bust.
Sun face and dotted garland on sternum
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers, leaves and a dotted chain with drops across the chest below the breasts.
Flower garland across the chest
Black and grey dotwork heart with a world map, ribbon banners reading friendship and loyalty, and dotted chains across the sternum and upper abdomen.
Heart and world map chest tattoo with banners
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a dotted chain and drop ornaments hanging below.
Lotus mandala with dotted drape on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a lace and mandala necklace with teardrop drops and dotted chains across the upper back, in dotwork style.
Lace necklace design across upper back
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with a lotus motif, crescent moon, dotted chains and hanging drops, shown in three close-up photos.
Fine line lotus and crescent shoulder tattoo
Blue pen sketch of a lotus flower with dotwork beads hanging beneath it, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower sketch with dotted chain
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo covering an older tribal design on the lower back, shown in a before and after photo.
Lotus mandala cover-up on lower back
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape with dotted chain drapes, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala and dotted drape across upper back
Black and grey anchor inside an ornate circular frame with dotted chains and drop pendants, tattooed on the forearm.
Anchor in an ornate frame on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints filled with lace-like patterns, with swirls and a dotted chain below, on the upper thigh.
Lace-filled paw prints on a thigh