Reconstruction of noble Sarmatian woman (Taksai priestess) clothing, 6-5 century BC. From Complex Taksai-1, West Kazakhstan /National Museum, Astana/Alamy

The reconstruction of the Taksay comb made by the famous Kazakh master K. Altynbekov/Krym Altynbekov/e-history

Liturgical comb with scenes of the infancy and Passion of Christ. Around 1130/Victoria and Albert Museum, London/© Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons

Koibas ana/Qalam/Akzel Beisembay

Reconstruction of noble woman (Urjarian princess) clothing, 4-3 century BC. From Urjar district, East Kazakhstan/National Museum, Astana/Alamy

Peri/Qalam/Akzel Beisembay

Tuvinian man with aidar hair-style/Wikimedia Commons

The ritual feeding of Ulug Khurtu-yakh tas idol; the photo may have been taken in the 1930s/Wikimedia Commons