In the first place, it is necessary to note that there were the irrigation vessels proceeding from the district of ceramists medieval Bunjikat, the vessels of gray-clay with stamped ornamentation, extra-solid sphere-conical vessels for the storage and the transportation of mercury, which had at this time very wide acceptance. It is not less specific for 10C - 12C that there was type of articles made of the burnt clay as kiln-altars and richly ornamented "Ochajki". In this collection the glazed figured jug in the form of fantastic being occupies special position.

The collection of artistic articles made of the metal 10C - 13C from northern Tajikistan is so representative. Two cups from Elak, randomly found by geologists in the Karamazar Mountains, can be dated 12C. To the same time relate the objects from the so-called treasure of Kalaibaland, that are stored in the historic-regional-study museum of Uratepa. This treasure is from more than fifteen of different metalwork (basins, rectangular and round trays, large round dishes, pitcher, stand, cup, bronze lamps and so on) discovered also randomly, in the depths of natural hill in the road fork to the villages of Javkandak and Argu, near the settlement of Kalaibaland (region of Urathbe), together with the fragments of the stamped irrigation ceramics of 11C - 12C. From the outskirts of Bunjikat occur the dish and the jug (from the settlement of Childukhtaron, together with other metalworks), the treasure of jewelry gold articles found in 1957 in Shahristan, and also jug from the territory of the fortification of Kalai Kahkaha III.

Mihrab of Asht 10C - 11C occupies special position among the exhibits - one of a very few monuments of this type, which were preserved to the present. Carved clay Mihrab from Asht repeatedly attracted attention of researchers. (See below). In it, as in the artistic carving on the tree of the same time, wealth of ornamental motives is combined with the irreproachable accuracy of the construction of pattern. Further researches, apparently, will lead to the discovery in northern Tajikistan and other monuments of the monumental decorative skill of the Pre-Mongolian of times.

Modern Khujand, the second largest Tajikistan City - is one of the earliest municipal of Central Asia. Many researchers regard that precisely here was located that Alexandria Eskhata (extreme) based in the 20s of 4C BC. Here already for 30 years under the difficult conditions of modern city, the expedition of archaeological research was conducted in Leninabad, which was headed by Н. Н. Негматов. Several ten bore pits are placed and the excavation revealed multi-meter cultural stratifications. The earliest layers relate to middle 1 of millennium BC and to the first centuries AD. The layers of 6C - 8C, when the ruler of the early Middle Ages city of Khujand (as in other several large cities of Pre-Islam) bore title "czar", and when Central-Asian peoples fought against the Arab invasion in the 20s of 8C, are well studied.

The refugees from Sogd found shelter in Khujand - notable Dihkan (village of mayor: Sogdian) and rich merchants, who shared all difficulties of siege with the inhabitants of city. But special bloom reaches Khujand in 9C - 10C with Samanid, when it composed special administrated region. Large changes occur both in the city itself and in the citadel isolated previously, and at this time trade-handicraft part of the city - Rabat (business center in suburbs) appeared. In the citadel, in particular, were arranged the prison and the mint. And the palace of ruler was placed at this time in Rabat - on the large market area. The building (cathedral mosque) without fail existing in each Moslem City was located in Shahristan of Khujand. Findings of excavation show that the crafts reached high level of development in 10C - beginning of 13C in Khujand. It is known, in the city in this time was so many inhabitants, that its region could not all feed them - grain was necessary to bring from the adjacent regions.

In the heavy years of Mongolian invasion the heroic defense of people of Khujand headed by Timur -Malik on the island among Sirdarya was one of the brightest pages in the history of the fight of Central-Asian peoples against the conquerors. To 15C - 16C is fallen the new bloom of medieval Khujand. Many buildings were built from the fired brick, decorated by carving and glaze. From the medieval buildings, the building from raw brick in the northern part of the citadel, the mausoleum of Tubakhon, mausoleum of Hazrati Bobo, are archaeologically studied. At the present sheik Muslihiddin's mausoleum was preserved in a somewhat reconstructed form. Palaces and gardens, baths, Karavansarai, markets for themselves and imported goods composed the important part of the appearance of this large handicraft, commercial and cultural center of Maverannakhr of 15C - 16C. The powerful stratification of this time in the arch and in the southwestern and eastern parts of the city were investigated by archaeologists and gave many findings, on which it is possible to represent the level of the development of crafts, and material culture as a whole.

After several decades of political shattering and economic decline in 17C the palace in the Khujand to arch is converted into the ruins. New lift in second fourth of 18C is connected with the independent ruler of Khujand Akbutabiy. He surrounded city by new fortress wall with seven gates. Simultaneously is strengthened arch - are built two towers in gate, walls were overhauled, and new palace was constructed inside the citadel. Administratively and economically city was divided into the eastern (New fortress) and western (Razak) parts. Blocks -Maxalla (by themselves mosques, to medrese, by chaykhana, by Houses) sometimes united craftsmen, occupied under other one or another craft, but as a rule, to 18C - 19C "shop" population was already disrupted. In all such blocks in Khujand 19C were counted about 150, crafts, especially weaving (cotton and silk), leather dressing, shoe were flourished. From the artistic crafts in Khujand flourished the manufacture of metalwork and pottery making. Was famous by their production the settlements, which entered in to Khujand region. In the city of Konibodom (Kand of early Middle Age, or Kandi Bodom - "city of almonds"), in particular, there were famous workshops, which produced the dishes of chini - imitation to the chinaware.