death mask

noun

: a cast taken from the face of a dead person

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Excavators also found a mosaic death mask made of jadeite, along with jewelry made from the same type of gemstone. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025 Mayan Ruler’s Tomb: Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old chamber at the largest Mayan site in Belize, still holding a rare mosaic death mask and jadeite jewelry, shells from the Pacific and elaborate designs on pottery and bone. Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 July 2025 The Chases have only found one other death mask, which aren’t common at Maya sites. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025 Archaeologists are working to reconstruct the jadeite death mask and perform DNA and isotope analysis on the skeletal material. Kerry Breen july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for death mask

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First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of death mask was in 1838

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“Death mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20mask. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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