The art of the ancient nomads of Central Kazakhstan: images, plots, compositions

Graphic monuments of the central Kazakhstan presented by the subjects of small plasticity and received during long-term history of archaeological studying of the region are analyzed in the article. The reasons for carrying out this research were new findings in the elite barrows of saryarka: Taldy-2, Sherubay, Karashoky, analogies to which are found in a number of synchronous complexes of Kazakhstan and central Asia — Zhalauly, Shilikty, Tagisken, Kichigino, Arzhan-2. studying the subjects of art culture allows to reveal favorite animalistic images of the ancient nomads in the region, gives an opportunity to research the stylistic techniques, analyze the principles of composition creations, techniques of making jewelry, and also to plan vectors of the communications which took place among nomads in 1 millennium BC. Nowadays the developments on studying of the ancient art are reliable sources in questions of defining the dates, problems of culture interaction as in previous time, archaeologists’ views were traditionally based on the analysis of data of the funeral ceremony, subjects of horse equipage and features of monuments constructions.