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Why did they do death masks?
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Death masks were a way to cover the face of a passed loved one and show honor to them. They also represented the features of the deceased, helping them be recognized in the spirit realm. On 1stDibs, find an array of death masks.
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Plaster Artists Death Mask Head Sculpture
Located in Ongar, GB
A mid 20th century plaster artists death mask sculpture.
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Category
Mid-20th Century British Busts
Materials
Plaster
Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian set of Five death mask
Italian death mask cast, circa 1930s. Showing in the 19th
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
$1,440 Sale Price / set
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Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask
. Excellent quality design, hand carved by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of the Death Mask of Napoléon Bonaparte by Sichling 'c.1850'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Napoleon'. Original antique print of the death mask of Napoléon Bonaparte
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
feminine, and the quest of life and death. This mask of Primitive facture can be compared to the one in the
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians believed that it was extremely important to preserve the body of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Linen, Wood
