▁The ▁development ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁imperial ▁Mong ol ▁times ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁the ▁few ▁but ▁highly ▁express ive ▁samples ▁of ▁stone ▁men , ▁ste le ▁and ▁decor ative ▁architect ural ▁elements . ▁The ▁stone ▁figures ▁in ▁Sü kh ba atar ▁aim ag ▁are ▁distinguished ▁by ▁their ▁he address es , ▁clothes , ▁orn aments , ▁post ures ▁and ▁seats . ▁Import ant ▁artifact s ▁are ▁the ▁ste le ▁called ▁ ▁( also ▁" the ▁Ste le ▁of ▁Y is üng ge ") ▁document ing ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁Yes un ke ▁Mer gen ’ s ▁art ▁of ▁arch ery , ▁and ▁the ▁ob el isk ▁dedicated ▁to ▁M ö ng ke ▁K ha an . ▁Such ▁ste le ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁stone ▁tort o ises ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁found ▁around ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Empire ▁Kar ak orum . ▁Ar che ological ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁ancient ▁Kar ak orum ▁un ear th ed ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Empire . ▁Pal aces ▁and ▁tem ples ▁were ▁decor ated ▁with ▁sculpt ures . ▁The ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁roof s ▁were ▁decor ated ▁with ▁heads ▁of ▁wing ed ▁drag ons . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁figur ines ▁of ▁cre atures ▁similar ▁to ▁p ho enix es ▁and ▁ch imer as ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stat u ettes ▁of ▁humans ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁cl othing ▁have ▁been ▁un ear th ed . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁fragments ▁of ▁sculpt