| Aule Meteli (The Orator) | |
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| Year | 110–90 BCE |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Dimensions | 179 cm (70 in) |
| Location | National Archaeological Museum, Florence |
The Orator, also known as L'Arringatore (Italian), Aule Meteli (Etruscan) or Aulus Metellus (Latin), is an Etruscan bronze sculpture from the late second or the early first century BC.[1] Aulus Metellus was an Etruscan senator in the Roman republic, originally from Perugia or Cortona.[2] The Aulus Metellus sculpture was found in 1566 with the exact location being debated, but all sources agree the sculpture was found either in or around Lake Trasimeno in the province of Perugia on the border between Umbria and Tuscany,[2][3] 177 kilometers (110 miles) from Rome. The statue is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.
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