Death masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person's face — have long been part of human history. Below, morgue workers make a death mask of notorious Depression-era gangster ...

Tutankhamun’s death mask is one of the most-recognized images around the globe. Measuring 21 inches tall, inlaid with a detailed mosaic of precious stones, and featuring a 5.5 lb golden beard ...

King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics, but researchers claim it may not have been intended for the late pharaoh. A team from the University of York in the UK ...

All of them had weapons, but only five wore gold death masks, which archaeologists think indicated status. The Mycenaeans ...

THE MYSTERY surrounding King Tutankhamun’s death has deepened following a new shocking revelation about a ‘cursed relic’. The conclusion is based off of one crucial missed detail ...

Kiuchi felt as if he were clutching at straws as he made an online search, which led him to find a craftsman in Chiba, the prefectural capital, who specializes in making death masks, or likenesses ...

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought when ...