What is the above image a photograph of? why was it created

If this is a picture of a skull that has plaster on it then here is the

It is a picture of a skull of a deceased person. They would sculpt plaster features back onto the skull. This was a way of reconnecting with people how were dead. This gave a connection with their spiritual beliefs in the afterlife.

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