Category:Arringatore

**The Orator**
	Roman-Etruscan bronze sculpture
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Instance of	statue;
Depicts	man, oration, contrapposto, tunic, toga, sandal, Etruscans and clothing in ancient Rome
Made from material	bronze;
Location	Palazzo Pitti; Uffizi Gallery; National Archaeological Museum;
Location of discovery	Lake Trasimeno;
Owned by	Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1566–1574);
Collection	National Archaeological Museum;
Inventory number	2 (National Archaeological Museum);
Inception	100s BC;
Time of discovery or invention	1566;
Significant event	discovery (1566, Lake Trasimeno);
Height	179 cm;
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	Q1606977; VIAF ID: 186020789; GND ID: 7675897-7; Library of Congress authority ID: n99250554; BabelNet ID: 03067042n
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The Orator

Artist

Unknown

Title

Aule Metele

Object type

statue

Description

Aule Metele is a Romano-Etruscan work in the Roman style and depicts an Etruscan man wearing a short Roman toga and footwear. His right arm is raised to indicate that he is an orator addressing the public. An inscription on the hem of his toga gives his name and parentage.

Date

circa 100 BC

Medium

lost-wax casting / bronze

Dimensions

height: 179 cm (70.4 in)

Collection

National Archaeological Museum

	Native name	Museo archeologico nazionale
	Location	Florence , Italy
	Coordinates	43° 46′ 34″ N, 11° 15′ 44″ E
	Established	1870
	Website	museoarcheologiconazionaledifirenze.wordpress.com
	Authority file	: Q637237 VIAF: 139637527 ISNI: 0000000121697976 ULAN: 500304849 LCCN: n50003863 GND: 1030091-0 WorldCat

Current location

Piano I, Sala XIV

Accession number

2

Place of discovery

Lake Trasimeno

Object history

Place of discovery: Sanguineto or Pila (Perugia). Date: 1566
1566: collection Cosimo de’ Medici.

Inscriptions

Dedication:
auleśi meteliś ve vesial clenśi cen flereś tece sanśl terine tuθineś χisvlicś

References

Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali - Soprintendenza archeologica della Toscana - Sezione didattica. Arringatore (PDF). Archeologica Toscana. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.

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