Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Imhotep, Donated by Padisu (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 30.8.94)Sacred Art & IconographyImhotep, Donated by Padisu (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 30.8.94)Copper-alloy votive statuette, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Metropolitan Museum of Art 30.8.94Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Imhotep, Donated by Padisu (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 30.8.94)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/imhotep-statuette-padisu-met-30-8-94.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Imhotep, Donated by Padisu (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 30.8.94). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/imhotep-statuette-padisu-met-30-8-94Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-imhotep-donated-by-padisu-metropolitan-m, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Imhotep, Donated by Padisu (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 30.8.94)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/imhotep-statuette-padisu-met-30-8-94}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA copper-alloy votive statuette titled "Imhotep, donated by Padisu," Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664 to 30 BCE, possibly from Memphis. The statuette shows the deified sage and physician Imhotep and records the name of the donor who dedicated it, a standard practice of the votive cult of Imhotep at Memphis and Saqqara. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 30.8.94, Egyptian Art department, Theodore M. Davis Collection, bequest of 1915.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPhysical FormMediumWell-attestedCopper alloy. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithImhotep, Deities Well-attested This source names Imhotep directly: "A copper-alloy votive statuette titled "Imhotep, donated by Padisu," Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664 to 30 BCE, possibly from Memphis."Source Imhotep, Donated by Padisu, accession 30.8.94 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionAncient Egyptian Religion, Religions Well-attested Source Imhotep, Donated by Padisu, accession 30.8.94 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsImhotep, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this votive statuette names the subject outright, "Imhotep, donated by Padisu," a standard object type of the Late Period and Ptolemaic votive cult of the deified sage and physician Imhotep.Source Imhotep, Donated by Padisu, accession 30.8.94 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. Imhotep, Donated by Padisu, accession 30.8.94 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year