life mask

American  

noun

1. a cast of the face of a living person.

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life mask British  

noun

1. a cast taken from the face of a living person, usually using plaster of Paris

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Example Sentences

The masks were sculpted over Hawke’s life mask in clay and then a mold was made.

From Los Angeles Times

Supplementary materials include a life mask of Washington and several smaller Canova models, including a nude Washington with some rather nice pecs.

From New York Times

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

Students look at a copy of Abraham Lincoln’s second life mask at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

From National Geographic

The mold bore an exact, negative image of his face — a life mask that when cast and installed in the museum next year will make him 25 forever.

From Washington Post