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About half way between Luxor and Aswan lies the temple of Kom Ombo. This temple is unusual as it consists of two adjacent temples, each dedicated to a different god. One half is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, and the other to Horus. One of the most striking reliefs in the temple shows an offering of medical equipment to the deified Imhotep, architect of the step pyramid at Saqqara. One relief dates to the end of the second century AD, and shows a remarkably high level of medical technology, with tweezers, forceps and various other modern looking utensils clearly visible. Also, in an annex to one side of the temple are some remarkably well preserved mumified crocodiles.