Iconography of Musical Instruments of Early Middle Ages (according to archaeological data)

The article focuses on iconography of musical instruments of the early Middle Ages found during archeological excavations conducted in the territory of ancient Sogd in Uzbekistan and China in the late XX and early XXI centuvies.For example, some musical instruments were found in Kafirkala in 2018 by archeological expedition of Uzbek-Japanese group for the first time it investigated the view of painting musicology. Peculiarities of those musical instruments were learned, and there were conducted comparative analyses based on different scientific sources. Their organic connection with ancient musical instruments was determined. There are portrayal of musical instruments belonging to Sugd and China, and they are similar to musical instruments found in 2018 in Kafirkala. As a result of presenting some discoveries scientific news and some clarifications it was determined that composition of musical instruments belongs to the musical culture of Sugd in the first Middle Ages.