hayvonlar tasviri badiiy hunarmandchilik tarixida eng qadimgi va barqaror badiiy an’analardan biri hisoblanadi. Bu tasvirlar ibtidoiy jamiyat san’atidan boshlab, jez va temir davrlarida keng rivojlangan bo‘lib, hayvonlarni muqaddaslashtirish (totemizm) bilan bevosita bog‘liqdir. Ayniqsa, Osiyo va Yevropa hududlarida shakllangan skif va saklar san’atida hayvon obrazlari dinamik harakat, kuch va ramziy ma’no bilan ajralib turadi. Janubiy Orolbo‘yi mintaqasida ham badiiy hunarmandchilik buyumlarida hayvon tasvirlari muhim o‘rin egallagan.
animal imagery is one of the oldest artistic traditions in decorative and applied arts, originating from primitive societies and closely associated with animal worship and totemism. This tradition was highly developed in the art of the Scythians and Sakas and played an important role in the artistic heritage of the South Aral Sea region