Aule Meteli at The Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence

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Aule Metele, also known as The Orator, is a 179 cm tall bronze sculpture. It is a Romano-Etruscan work created in the late second century or early first century BCE in the Roman style, depicting an Etruscan man wearing a short Roman toga and footwear. His right arm is raised to indicate that he is addressing the public as an orator. The inscription on the sculpture reads: "To Auli Meteli, son of Vel and Vesi, Tenine set up this statue as a votive offering to Sans, by the people's deliberation." This scan originates from Oliver Laric's initiative 'threedscans'. It is part of an ongoing project called 'Versions', which explores historical and contemporary ideas about image hierarchies. Each model produced by Laric is free to download and use without copyright restrictions. If you use the models, please contact stw@myminifactory.com and contact@threedscans.com.