Wax sculpture

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A wax sculpture is a depiction made using a waxy substance. Often these are effigies, usually of a notable individual, but there are also death masks and scenes with many figures, mostly in relief.

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Image: Sculpture: Franz Christian Thaler Photo: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.