[1] Aulus Metellus was an Etruscan senator in the Roman republic, originally from Perugia or Cortona.

The statue is 179 cm in height[1] and wears a toga exigua, consisting of a short sleeved tunic underneath a close fitting toga, slung over the left arm and shoulder while leaving the right arm free for movement.

[4] The statue also wears a pair of boots called calceus senatorius, a type of footwear worn by senators and high ranking magistrates made of red leather.

[1] A votive offering is an object given to any god of a panhellenic religion as payment for the successful fulfillment of a prayer.

[2][11] Shiell states the Aulus Metellus statue belonged to a more average Roman family.