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relation to death masks

In death mask
In contrast to death masks, life masks are made from molds taken from living faces. The features of such persons as Henry Clay and James Madison have been preserved in life masks.
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use in Egyptian burial rites

In mask: Funerary and commemorative uses
In the 19th century, life masks made in the same manner became popular. Another type of life mask was produced in Al-Fayyum region of Egypt during the 1st and 2nd centuries ce. These were realistic portraits painted in encaustic on wood during a person’s lifetime; when the person died,…
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