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The tattoo depicts a Christogram, a symbol that forms an abbreviation of Christ's name. It comes from Ghazali, one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in Sudan.
A 1,300-year-old Christogram tattoo from Ghazali, Sudan is unveiling Nubia's enigmatic Christian past.
The tattoo's owner was buried at the Ghazali monastery, located 9.3 miles from the banks of the Nile in Northern Sudan, and was most likely one of the monks living in the community.
The Old Kingdom of Kush in Sudan split into three Nubian Christian Kingdoms by the sixth century AD, Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia, who all faced the onslaught of Islam.