Lion tattoo ideas

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Black and grey back tattoo of a shaded map of the British Isles with a dashed route, compass rose, ships, a sea serpent, two heraldic beasts and a banner, placed across the upper and lower back.
British Isles treasure map across a back
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a flowing mane across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Lion head on upper back
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey lion head with red gerbera daisies and an orange sunburst, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and red gerbera daisies on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
Black geometric spine tattoo with chevron panels and dotted borders running from the neck to the lower back, with a small lion head on the left side of the ribs.
Geometric spine tattoo from neck to lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a griffin with spread wings and a lion's body, covering the upper back.
Black and grey griffin on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on a person's upper back, with a soft red wash behind it and a flowered tattoo at the left edge.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder blade
Black and grey crowned lion head tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman lying on white bedding.
Crowned lion head on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness with three lion cubs across a person's upper back.
Lioness and three cubs on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a resting lioness with grass detail, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Resting lioness tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in front of a pale moon, with leaves and paws, covering a person's upper back, with a small green tribal dragon on the right shoulder.
Roaring lion and moon on a back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring crowned lion with a flag and spear on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Crowned lion with flag on upper back
Fine-line lion head with a flowing mane on the upper back, in pale lines against tanned skin.
Lion head on upper back
Realistic brown and grey lion head tattoo across the upper back of a person facing away from the camera.
Realistic lion head on upper back
A stylised purple and blue lion head tattoo sits centrally on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in an updo.
Purple lion head on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a lion and a second animal around a sunburst on a person's upper back, with their hair in a bun.
Lion and sun on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with the script Romans 1:16 along the bottom.
Lion and lamb back tattoo with Romans 1:16
Realism back piece of a lion and classical figures across a torso, shown in a four-panel collage in black and grey with warm brown tones.
Lion and classical figures back piece
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head inside an ornate scrolled heart frame, centred on the upper back.
Lion head in an ornate heart on upper back
Split image showing a faded lion outline on a bare upper back on the left and a black and grey realism roaring lion tattoo on the shoulder on the right.
Roaring lion realism, before and after
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a giraffe, antelope, zebra, lion and tiger spanning the upper and lower back.
African wildlife back piece in black and grey
Close photograph of a solid black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo with a small shaded tuft at its tail, on the upper back.
Leo zodiac symbol on the upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head across a woman's upper back, framed by black mandala-style ornament and teal shading on the shoulder.
Realistic lion with mandala ornament on upper back
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with two lion cubs on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and two cubs on a back
Neo-traditional back tattoo of Mufasa standing on a rock beside a circular sunrise with Mufasa and Simba silhouettes and the words Remember Who You Are.
Mufasa and Simba sunrise across the back
Black and grey tattoo of a heraldic crest shield with a lion, a serpent, a badger and a large central letter H, on a person's upper back.
Heraldic crest shield tattoo on upper back
Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Close photo of an orange and black cartoon lion cub, Simba, with the script words Remember who you are beneath it, tattooed on the upper back.
Simba cub and script quote on the back
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane in orange, yellow and purple tones, on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with large feathered angel wings spanning the full width of a person's back.
Winged lion across the back
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a squirrel on leafy branches beside a roaring lion's head on the upper back.
Squirrel and roaring lion on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads across a person's upper back, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Two lions on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo across a person's upper back, photographed from behind with the neck and short hair visible.
Lion head tattoo across upper back
Black script lettering reading lions never lose sleep over the opinions of sheep, set across the upper back near the shoulder blade, with reddened healing skin around it.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Colour tattoo of a lion's head framed by peacock feathers and pink flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Lion head with peacock feathers on upper back
Orange and red lion cub tattoo with a bold black outline and black script reading Remember who you are, on skin that appears to be the upper back.
Lion cub and script tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face merged with a Roman numeral clock, placed across the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lion and clock on a shoulder blade
Realism tattoo of a lioness face with amber eyes and whiskers, shaded in black and grey on the upper back.
Lioness face tattoo on upper back
Large black and grey lion head tattoo with a flowing, patterned mane covering the upper and middle back.
Lion head tattoo across a back
Black lettering tattoo of a quote in a typewriter font across the lower back, reading she slept with wolves without fear, for the wolves knew a lion was among them.
Quote tattoo in typewriter font on lower back
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork and fine line on a person's upper back, with a small cross tattoo on the right shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with Romans 1:16 script lettering across the lower back.
Crowned lion and lamb on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head wearing a crown, placed centrally on a woman's upper back.
Crowned lion on upper back