Death mask

A death mask is a plaster or wax cast made of a persons face following death. Death masks may be memento of the dead, be used for creation of portraits and were used for the study of phrenology.

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• Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks

Plaster: This article is about the building material. For the adhesive medical dressing, see Sticking plaster....

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Phrenology: Phrenology (from Greek: φρην, phr?n, "mind"; and λογος, logos, "study") is a theory which claims to be able to determine character, personality traits, and criminality on the basis of the shape of the head (reading "bumps"). Developed by German phys...

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