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The culture of ancient nomads of the first third of the 1st millennium BCE, who inhabited the territory of the Inner Tien Shan and the regions around the Tien Shan, is currently insufficiently studied. The main evidence consists of accidental finds and small hoards, as well as discovered "deer stones", among which stelae with a minimal set of depicted realities predominate. Few burials have been excavated so far, and they are often found to have been robbed. Ring-shaped stone structures, designated as memorial sites or altars, also serve as direct objects for study. To overcome this situation, targeted research is necessary, as well as a comprehensive and detailed study of existing finds to form an expanded information field for ethno-cultural reconstructions. This article will discuss a series of non-ferrous metal artifacts discovered at the Kichi-Acha site, located in the At-Bashy Valley on a high terrace of the right bank of the Chong-Acha River (southern part of the Naryn region of the Kyrgyz Republic). The hoard from Feature No. 5 consisted of the following metal artifacts: a knife, a strip of foil, three distinct strap distributors, a bit, a complete three-holed cheekpiece, and a fragment of a second similar item. Feature No. 7 yielded a hoard of horse harness equipment: a pair of different bits, a set of girth buckles, two comma-shaped pendants, two clasp plaques, and two small strap distributors. Information about them has been repeatedly reflected in several publications and is of a preliminary nature. For a more detailed study, detailed descriptions of important artifacts have been undertaken, and their comprehensive demonstration is provided. These materials are supplemented by the results of X-ray fluorescence analysis, which expands the possibilities for comparison with data from other similar artifacts found in Kyrgyzstan and distant historical and cultural regions. A brief comparative review allows us to conclude about the intrusion and south-westerly spread of the early Saka people, who occupied the territory of the Upper Irtysh and the foothills of Altai.
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