3D scanning Mary Queen of Scots' face

When Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded on 8 February 1587, a wax mask was made of her face.
To mark the anniversary of Mary Queen of Scots’ death, we have released a digital 3D model of the plaster cast from Linlithgow Palace of her tomb effigy.
What does it take to make a 3D model of facial features? And how can the model help us preserve this precious object?
Yueqian Wang, our Digital Innovation Trainee, takes us behind the scenes.
Get up close and personal with the 3D model of Mary Queen of Scots' effigy: skfb.ly/oQHNt
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I am sure one of the things Elizabeth feared of Mary was her beauty compared to her plainness. Mary Queen of Scots was a beauty of her day.

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Her death mask reminds me of Hollywooder Jodie Foster.