A death mask is very similar. Also see mask , and a lesson on mask making using plaster bangages . Denotes permanence when applied to pigment . The opposite quality is called fugitive . Or, between brighter and darker light.
Marble is actually a limestone that can be polished.
Also see Egyptian art . See Bodhisattva , Buddhist art , and Chinese art . Also see T'ang dynasty and Chinese art . French, possibly Picardy, 3rd quarter of the 15th century, Trinity , limestone with traces of polychrome , height 60.5 inches, Legion of Honor, San Francisco. See Jewish art .