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The face, eerily reminiscent of Egyptian death masks or the metal face shields used in WWI, serves as both a personal relic and a universal symbol of mourning.—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The Chases are in the process of reconstructing the death mask and conducting DNA and stable isotope analysis of the skeleton.—ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for death mask
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