death mask
Posthumous facial mold
A death mask is a cast made from a person's face shortly after death, typically in plaster or wax.
Historically used to preserve the likeness of notable figures before photography existed, death masks served as references for sculptors and as memorial objects.
Some famous examples include those of Napoleon, Beethoven, and Lincoln.
Wall-coating paste
- moldForm-giving container
- impressionEffect on the mind
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- lifecastingBroadcasting one's daily existence
wax · bronze · resin · silicone · replica · facsimile · contour · visage
French emperor, military genius
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- DanteItalian epic poet
Cromwell · pharaoh · antiquities · archaeology · artifact · excavation · museum · collection
Offering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
relic · veneration · shrine · monument · effigy · cenotaph · inscription · legacy
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- funeralService honoring the dead
- corpseDeceased human body
- deceasedNo longer living
postmortem · cadaver · undertaker · mortician · shroud · viewing · repose · preparation
Shaped three-dimensional art
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- bustFailure or sculpture
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- patinaSurface film from aging
masterpiece · gallery · exhibit · craftsmanship · detail · rendering · study · commission
plaster
Wall-coating paste
- moldForm-giving container
- impressionEffect on the mind
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
lifecasting · wax · bronze · resin · silicone · replica · facsimile · contour · visage · features
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
Dante · Cromwell · pharaoh · antiquities · archaeology · artifact · excavation · museum · collection · Victorian
tribute
Offering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
keepsake · relic · veneration · shrine · monument · effigy · cenotaph · inscription · legacy · ancestor
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- funeralService honoring the dead
- corpseDeceased human body
deceased · postmortem · cadaver · undertaker · mortician · shroud · viewing · repose · preparation · preservation
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
patina · masterpiece · gallery · exhibit · craftsmanship · detail · rendering · study · commission · anatomical
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- ancient artifactsViking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin, obsidian knife
- death symbolsskull, skeleton, coffin, tombstone, gravestone
- Egyptian tombssarcophagus, mummy, burial chamber, mummies, canopic jar