Wax models cast from the faces of researchers who wanted to recreated Roman ancestor masks. CHICAGO — Some 2,000 years ago, elite Roman families stuffed their closets with wax masks made in the ...

Ancient Roman funeral processions were led by professional mourners who wore masks of the recently deceased’s ancestors. But because the masks were made from wax, none survived. Recently, a group of ...

The seal matrix belonged to a medieval gentleman called Walter. The red jasper gem was carved in the Roman period.A seal matrix was used to make a mark in hot wax to seal letters and documents. This ...

CHICAGO — Some 2,000 years ago, elite Roman families stuffed their closets with wax masks made in the likeness of their male ancestors so that during funeral processions actors could fill in for the ...

CHICAGO — Some 2,000 years ago, elite Roman families stuffed their closets with wax masks made in the likeness of their male ancestors so that during funeral processions actors could fill in for the ...