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Death masks

Scope note

Casts taken of a person's face after death. RHDEL1

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300047724

Broader Terms used

<sculpture by subject type>

Term used for

death-masks
masks, death

Equivalent Terms used

death mask

Created

13yrs ago

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