I’ve been watching House of the Dragon, where there’s a sickly royal who dons a golden mask that covers half his face, to hide a disfigurement. It reminded me of Edward Norton as King Baldwin in the movie Kingdom Of Heaven, who wears an elaborate full face mask to hide signs of leprosy.

I couldn’t find any examples of real historical masks with a Google search. Do we know if this is something rulers have done in the past? Are there any surviving examples or depictions?