Reclining Figure 1969–70 Reclining Figure 1969–70 Reclining Figure 1969–70 (LH 608) is a bronze sculpture by English artist Henry Moore. Inspired by the shape of a piece of flint, Moore created a maquette for the sculpture in plaster which was cast in an edition of small bronzes, some long. The maquette was used to create a full-size version in polystyrene, which was used to create a mould for a monumental sculpture. The sculpture can be viewed as an abstraction of a reclining female human figure, resting on one arm, hip and two legs, with the second arm raised, and a prominence on the
Polyphemos reclining and holding a drinking bowl terracotta figure displays the traditional artistic portrayal of Cyclopes during the Classical period. These characteristics include a pot belly, large ears, a large eye in the middle of the forehead, a bulbous nose, puffy lips, and fat cheeks. Polyphemos reclining and holding a drinking bowl Polyphemos reclining and holding a drinking bowl is a Late Classical terracotta figure that was created in Boeotia, Greece in late 5th- early 4th century BCE. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston purchased the statue in December 1901 from E.P. Warren, who bought the terracotta figure in Paris, in 1901, from a vendor who acquired