{"id":22427,"date":"2022-08-16T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saved-tattoo.com\/?p=22427"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:00:00","slug":"hourglass-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saved-tattoo.com\/hourglass-tattoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hourglass Tattoo: Symbolism, Meaning, and Awesome Design Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most common pieces of advice you’ll ever get if you want to get a tattoo is the one about making sure the tattoo is meaningful and unique to you. People surely put a lot of emphasis on getting something that has a backstory, a meaning, or symbolism unique to that person or in general.<\/p>\n
And, we surely agree with that sentiment; if you’re going to get a tattoo that will probably stay on your body forever, you might as well make it as unique and meaningful as possible. But, we do acknowledge that there are people who do not operate in this manner, which is also completely fine.<\/p>\n
In today’s article, we’ve decided to tackle a tattoo topic that should be interesting to both types of people; those looking for meaning or those looking for a cool design for a tattoo. We’ll be discussing the hourglass tattoo, which is a vast topic, especially for those looking for additional information as they’re conducting research for their new tattoo. So, without any further ado, let’s get started!<\/p>\n
As most of you probably know, an hourglass is a device used to measure the passage of time. It is one of the oldest such devices in the history of humankind. Despite its origin being unclear, we know that the first hourglasses were made in Babylon and Egypt as early as the 16th century BCE. From that point, it is believed that the use of the hourglass spread across the then ‘accessible world’, especially across Europe, specifically England.<\/p>\n
The design of the hourglass is what truly makes it an intricate piece of history and proof of incredible human intelligence. The device has two glass bulbs connected by the thinnest passage, carefully designed to let sand flow between the bulbs. The speed at which the sand flows from one bulb to the other indicates that a specific time has passed, for example, 5 minutes. It is interesting that, throughout history, the majority of hourglasses didn’t use sand; the material inside the hourglasses was usually burnt, pulverized eggshells as well as powdered marbles.<\/p>\n
The hourglass was, and still is, one of the most important pieces created by humans. Nowadays people aren’t really aware of this, but without an hourglass, many of the historically-crucial events and things might have never happened. For example, Magellan needed around 28 hourglasses in his ship to travel across the Pacific Ocean in 1519.<\/p>\n
Despite it no longer being used for timekeeping, the hourglass is still present in our lives for multiple reasons; many own an hourglass as a cool addition to their home decor, while others keep it for its meaning and symbolism, what it represents historically.<\/p>\n
Throughout history, or ever since people discovered the hourglass, we’ve always been fascinated by the visual appeal of time passing. The sand, or the powder, passing from one bulb to the other was the perfect metaphor for how human existence is fleeting, and how time simply runs out, eventually for everyone.<\/p>\n