life mask
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The masks were sculpted over Hawke’s life mask in clay and then a mold was made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
The true purpose of the life mask and photographs were apparent in a story printed in the Star on May 30, 1896, two months after the Sioux delegation had returned to Pine Ridge.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2018
Even the life mask at the National Portrait Gallery is a 1917 rendering from Volk's 1860 cast, which is kept at the National Museum of American History in Washington.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2015
A replica of a life mask cast from the features of William Blake.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2011
Dr. Bigelow unveils his plaster life mask of Phineas.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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