Terracotta Female Figurines from the Monastery of Manqabad (Asyut, Egypt)

The project of study and classification the pottery assemblage from monastery Manqabad (Asyut) started in 2014, has been focused its first phase on documentation items currently kept warehouse at el-Ashmunein (Egypt). So far, 150 out 245 ceramic specimens have analysed included a digital database, following data recorded by inventories el-Minya Inspectorate. During last season (2019), some interesting terracotta figurines representing female figures small animals object more in-depth study, order to clear their function meaning within complex Christian rituals Late Antique Egypt.