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Majapahit Terracotta is the terracotta art and craft dated from Majapahit era circa 13th to 15th century. Significant terracotta earthenware artifacts from this period were discovered in Trowulan, East Java. Over the years many terracotta sculptures and artifacts have been discovered as a result of agricultural activities, building roads etc.
Compared to contemporary societies elsewhere in Asia, little physical evidence of Majapahit remains, [19] Majapahit did produce physical evidence: the main ruins dating from the Majapahit period are clustered in the Trowulan area, which was the royal capital of the kingdom. The area has become the centre for the study of Majapahit history.
The location is one of the more important in Indonesia in relation to tracing the history of Majapahit [1] Most of the museum collections is originated from the Majapahit era, however the collections also covered the era of Kahuripan, Kediri, and Singhasari kingdoms in East Java. The museum is located on the western side of the kolam Segaran.
Trowulan is an archaeological site in Trowulan Subdistrict, Mojokerto Regency, in the Indonesian province of East Java.It includes approximately 100 square kilometres and has been theorized to be the site of the eponymous capital city of the Majapahit Empire, which is described by Mpu Prapanca in the 14th-century poem Nagarakretagama and in a 15th-century Chinese source.
Jambi and Palembang, which only began to escape from Majapahit's grip when it was taken over by the Demak Sultanate during its war against Majapahit ruled by Ranawijaya. [35]: 154–155 And Bali which was the last refugee area for nobles, artists, priests and Hindus in Java when Majapahit conquered by Demak.
The Majapahit terracotta art probably influenced and was preserved in the Kasongan terracotta art, found in Bantul Regency near Yogyakarta and the one in Bali. Kasongan terracotta is well known for its earthenwares, vases and jars, earthen cooking wares, teapot and cups set, human and animal figurines, such as horses and elephants, also rooster ...
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The comparatively short text of 32 folio-size pages (1,126 lines) contains the history of the kings of Singhasari and Majapahit in eastern Java. Bujangga Manik, an Old Sundanese literature dated from circa late 15th century to early 16th century. [47] It is a travelogue of Prince Jaya Pakuan alias Bujangga Manik, throughout Java and Bali.