This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 157
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A joint Egyptian-Chinese mission documenting the Temple of Sekhmet at Mit Rahina (ancient Memphis) has uncovered the remains of a mud-brick residential complex in the area surrounding the temple. The team also found a limestone wine press (with grape seeds still inside), made up of an upper sloping basin and lower collection basin, each with a slot where amphorae could be placed for filling. Stone blocks and statue fragments, mostly dating to the New Kingdom, were uncovered too. These may have been part of the Great Temple of Ptah, of which the Sekhmet temple was a part. Other finds include pottery remains, faience amulets, small terracotta and limestone figurines, ostraca, and votive stelae.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / Image: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
