Ilyasov J.Ya.

Key words: Khoresm, Kalaly-Gyr 2, deer horn, engraved images, nomads, weapons, costume, horse harness.
The recently published horn artifact from Kalaly-Gyr site in left-bank Khoresm is decorated with engraved images, which are of great historical and cultural interest. To our knowledge, the existing studies on the artifact offer interpretations of the themes, whereas the actual realities depicted, and their analogies, have not been analyzed in detail. The article attempts to fill this gap using other well-known carved bone items from Central Asia, namely, Orlat and Takhti-Sangin belt plaques.