Archaeologists have unmasked Colombian mummies and digitally reconstructed their faces, shedding more light on the cultural practices of South America’s indigenous people. Many pre-Columbian cultures ...
What it is: A gold funerary mask of a man's face Where it is from: Mycenae, an archaeological site in southern Greece When it ...
Two days after the death of Egon Schiele in 1918, Gustinus Ambrosi, a young admiring sculptor, arrived at his coffin, opened it up, and made a mold of the man’s face. Though Ambrosi would memorialize ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 3RD AR, PL.