death mask

• Moulage en cire ou en plâtre du visage d'une personne après sa mort, souvent utilisé historiquement comme objet commémoratif ou à des fins artistiques et scientifiques.

A wax or plaster cast made of a person's face after death, often used historically as a memento or for artistic and scientific purposes.

1. Molded face castC1formal

   A wax or plaster cast taken of a person's face shortly after death, often used as a historical or artistic record.

   masque mortuaire

   • The museum displayed the death mask of the famous poet.
   • Death masks were commonly made in the 19th century for notable figures.
   • The artist studied the death mask to capture the subject's features.