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Banten Site Museum of Antiquities

Archaeological Site Museum Banten Lama has a land area of ​​approximately 10,000 m2 and 778 m2 building more or less. Built with the traditional architectural style of West Java, as seen in the form of the roof. Archaeological Site Museum Collection Banten Lama objects form a good collection of original and replica / reproductions, miniatures, dioramas,
and other sebaginya.

Arkeologika collection contained in the Museum include the number of objects of historical and archaeological site discovered in Banten Lama from prehistoric times, the occult (Hindu-Buddhist), the Sultanate of Banten, and the colonial period. Arkeologika collection reflects Banten Lama has existed since pre-history in Indonesia. These collections include: stone vessels, statues of Nandi, the roof of the building, iron fence, handle locks, house keys, nails, and plumbing.


Some of the buildings of the Sultanate of Banten created using brick, so some of them can still survive today as a historic landmark buildings. Used brick rectangular with size 29x15 cm. In use, the rectangular bricks are for a specific purpose can be formed according to designation.

Pipe to channel water is widely used in the reign of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (1651-1682 AD). He took the initiative to build a water distribution network for the people, starting with the making of the lake / reservoir Tasikardi for water, then piped up to the palace for distribution to the surrounding environment for the community. Along the waterways of Tasikardi to piped water palace. Pipes made of clay used to deliver water to the city, sedangka pipes made of stone and tin are used to distribute wastewater. Perjernihan water is done by making three buildings pengindelan / deposition (pengindelan brother, white, and gold), so when the water flows into the city has been unfit for use. Serumbung ancient wells in Banten based forms are of two kinds, namely rectangular shaped wells and wells that form a circle.

Collections of ceramics and pottery Keramologika form. The ceramics museum's collection is made up of foreign and local ceramics ceramics. Ceramics generally come from Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam, China, Japan, Middle East and European countries with their respective characteristics. The existence of these ceramic reflects that at the time of Banten Lama is an area bustling with trade activity with a variety of people who come to the old Banten, where pottery-pottery are commonly used as household appliances, building elements and containers of metal fuser called KOWI .


Memolo is ornate mosque roofs made of clay. Memolo is found in a relatively intact state of Banten Lama site from the Sultanate of Banten around 16-19 century AD. Engineering techniques to create such memolo wheel with ornate floral and geometric motifs. In giving ornate carving techniques and the techniques used lever. Memolo is one piece of art that is used for religious purposes / religion.

Chinese ceramics are found in the website of Banten Lama, it could be evidence that the Sultanate of Banten with a very crowded harbor and the trade routes in the 16-17 centuries AD, especially in the spice trade.

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