death mask

• Máscara de cera, gesso ou outro material feita a partir do rosto de uma pessoa logo após a sua morte, usada historicamente como lembrança, obra de arte ou para fins científicos.

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.

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

   Máscara mortuária

   • 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.