Lincoln May Have Had Facial Defect

August 13th, 2007 in Medicine & Health / Other
Lincoln May Have Had Facial Defect (AP)

A plaster mold of Abraham's Lincoln's face, probably made from a bronze copy of a life mask made shortly before the president's death in 1865, is seen Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at the Chicago History Museum. The plaster cast is one of two life masks used in a new study that found an unusual degree of asymmetry in the 16th president's face. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

(AP) -- Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science. Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study.

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