A death mask is a wax or plaster cast of a mould taken from the face of a dead individual. Death masks are true portraits, although changes are occasionally made in the eyes of the mask to make it appear as though the subject were alive. From the time of ancient Egypt they have served as aids to portrait sculptors, and for the last few centuries they have been kept as mementos of the dead.

Create your very own cabinet of curiosities at home with our beautiful range of plaster cast funerary masks, which all descend from the original death cast. They make the ideal gift for those with an eclectic, gothic or macabre aesthetic and are also perfect for traditional artists to draw and paint from.