Геометрическая и зооморфные каменные скульптуры из фондов Национального музея Республики Калмыкия
Journal: ORIENTAL STUDIES
Year: 2020

Introduction. Each and every stone carving discovered in barrows is of great interest. And essentially rare zoomorphic / anthropomorphic stone sculptures from Kalmykia’s excavated sites are academically important for regional studies in general. Goals. The paper aims to examine a number of non-anthropomorphic stone carvings spotted in the territory of present-day Kalmykia. The zoomorphic sculptures depict a sheep’s head and an ox; special attention is paid to a compound construct. The samples un