Medallion tattoo ideas

151 photos and flash · 36% Geometric, 34% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting at the right of the frame.
Black mandala on inner forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a hawk with a pearl necklace and red medallion, perched on a black leather glove, on a calf.
Hawk perched on a glove, traditional style
Person seen from behind with a large black and grey mandala-style dotwork tattoo covering the upper back and waist, worn with denim shorts.
Mandala-style back piece
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass rose inside a scalloped medallion, framed by two red flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Compass and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a beaded crescent moon with four-pointed stars, a round gem medallion and dangling beaded chains with purple drops, on a limb.
Beaded crescent moon with stars and chains
Black line drawing of an elephant with mandala patterns across its body and a raised trunk, shown on a mint green background.
Mandala elephant design
Black and grey photograph of a raised forearm with a linework floral tattoo, including a peony and a circular medallion with closed eyes, on the forearm.
Floral linework forearm tattoo with eye medallion
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the thigh, with dense blackwork and dotwork patterns across its head, ears and trunk.
Mandala elephant on a thigh
Realism tattoo covering a man's back, made to look like cracked carved stone with a medallion, two cherubs and a skull on a placement across the back.
Carved stone back piece with skull and cherubs
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandalas and flowers running down the spine, in a fine-line botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala spine tattoo on a back
Black ink drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull in feathered headdress, side profile
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
Colour tattoo of an astromech droid inside a circular medallion on the upper thigh, with smooth shading and a pale blue background.
Astromech droid medallion on thigh
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses, beaded chains and a face in a medallion on a person's ribs, with a skull tattoo on the forearm at the left edge.
Owl and roses on the ribs
Large black and grey ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with a radiating mandala at the top and filigree patterns running down the leg.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley motifs and flowering stems covering the upper arm, with a dark tank top at the shoulder.
Floral paisley dotwork on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and lower forearm, built from dotwork and fine linework.
Ornate mandala wrist cuff tattoo
A white sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, with chain links, flower medallions, lace-like bands and scrolls, laid on a black case.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo border sheet
Woman seen from behind with a black dotwork ornamental V-shaped tattoo on her neck and small dotwork designs on the back of her hand.
Ornamental V-shaped neck tattoo
White ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and a dotted centre, sitting on a forearm against a dark leather surface.
White ink mandala on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gothic rose window with detailed tracery, shown in two side by side photos on the upper arm.
Gothic rose window tattoo on upper arm
Grey ornamental elephant tattoo with a pink lotus at the raised trunk, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant with lotus on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a blue eye and a rose on the upper arm, with feathers and a small medallion hanging below.
Realistic eye and rose dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo spanning the upper back of a woman with long dark hair draped over one shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo across upper back
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying down in a white ribbed bodysuit with cut-out sides.
Fine line tattoo on the side ribs
Blue and teal mandala tattoo with a yellow centre and black linework, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue mandala on upper back
Brown line drawing sheet of henna-style paisley, floral medallions and leaf motifs on a beige background.
Henna-style paisley and floral design sheet
Black and grey rosary anklet tattoo on an ankle, with a double strand of beads, a central medallion and a cross hanging down onto the top of the foot.
Rosary anklet tattoo with cross
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an eye inside a triangle above an ornate mandala with swirling floral details.
All-seeing eye mandala on forearm
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including a pipe, key, skull cameo, feather, tobacco tin, compass, pocket knife, matchbox and honeycomb, set on a dotted background.
Flash sheet of pipe, key, skull and feather
Two matching black mandala flower tattoos, one on a woman's shoulder blade and one on her upper arm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala flower tattoos on shoulder and upper arm
Black ornate mandala and diamond motifs with dotted linework running down a thigh, in a henna-style design.
Mandala panel design on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a young child in profile wearing a feathered headdress with a beaded band and star medallion, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Child profile in a feathered headdress
Black tribal-style winged dragon above a shaded pentagram medallion with a small red stone, tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Winged dragon and pentagram across upper back
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs including leaf bands, quatrefoil chains, diamond lattices, chain links, medallions and wing shapes.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Two bare feet on sand, one with a black ink mandala tattoo on the ankle and foot, the other with a fine line feather tattoo on the ankle.
Mandala and feather tattoos on two ankles
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line outline of a sun with wavy rays, tattooed at the back of the neck, with a silver hamsa pendant and medallion necklace in the foreground.
Sun outline tattoo on the back of the neck
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style crescent band with a shaded flower on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal crescent band with flower
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, worn beside stacked woven and beaded bracelets.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley, heart and leaf motifs running down a leg from the calf to the ankle and top of the foot.
Ornate mandala leg tattoo from calf to ankle
Black line drawing of a radial mandala with a central flower, dotted borders and floral motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Black ink mandala design
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork mandala covering her back, with a coloured sleeve tattoo on her upper arm.
Mandala back piece in dotwork and blackwork
Colour neo-traditional mandala tattoo with red petals, gold accents and teal tips on the forearm, set against a brick wall.
Red and gold mandala on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
A person in a black fedora and white tee shows tattoos on both forearms, with colour work on the left arm and grey work on the right.
Tattooed forearms under a black fedora
Grey circular medallion tattoo with a face-like figure on a person's upper back, beside colourful beaded straps and an embellished garment.
Circular medallion tattoo on upper back