The article describes the images of fantastic animals that have become widespread in the toreutics of the Kimaks. The Kimaks are Turkic tribes who created the state in the Ob-Irtysh interfluve in the IXth century. In the toreutics of the Kimaks, the floral elements play a leading role and anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, geometric elements occupy a certain place.
An interesting group in medieval toreutics is occupied by the images of fantastic animals. When they are reproduced, the specificity of steppe art is convincingly shown – the images and elements of ornaments borrowed from other cultures, received their interpretation based on the established artistic techniques. The following images are presented in the toreutics of the Kimaks: feline predator, dragon, phoenix, griffin, Senmurv - a winged horse. These images were used in the design of the costume, military and horse equipment. The images are locally specific. So, for example, Senmurv is a character that combines the appearance of a bird of prey, lion or dog; on the plaque from the Irtysh region, it almost completely resembles a dog.