History of the Kasepuhan Palace in the Museum of Ancient Attraction.
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To the right of the court of the Kasepuhan Palace complex, there is a building with a teak door emblazoned in front of it. This building stores various collections of ancient objects of the royal palace. This building is the Kasepuhan Royal Palace Museum.
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Located at Jalan Keraton Kasepuhan No 43, Kasepuhan Village, Lemahwungkuk District, Ancient Museum is one of the tourist areas in Keraton Kasepuhan. Ancient objects ranging from gamelan, Egyptian cups, to the relics of Sunan Gunung Jati and Sunan Kalijaga can be seen in this museum.
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Entering the museum, visitors will be greeted with a row of Gamelan Degung from Banten. This gamelan is a gift Ki Gede Kawungcaang when his daughter named Dewi Kawung edited by Sharif Hidayatullah or known as Sunan Gunung Jati in 1426. Made of bronze, this gamelan is never used again and only made a valuable collection by the palace.
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Right next to it, there is a collection of tambourine relics Sunan Kalijaga made in 1412. In the middle of this collection of tambourines, there is a bell or bell named Bergawang. This bell used to be used during the coronation of Sunan Gunung Jati as Sultan Auliya Negara Cirebon by the Board of Wali Sanga in 1429.
Not only the relics of the sunan, collection of ancient objects Kasepuhan Palace also become part of the museum collection. There is also a set of gamelan musical instruments made in 1748, the legacy of Sultan Sepuh IV called Gamelan Si Ketuyung. Collection of weapons and Portuguese armor that weighs up to 4 kg is also displayed nicely in a museum storefront.
In addition, there was an ancient wooden engraving by Panembahan Girilaya in 1582, depicting the god Ganesha ascending an elephant. Above the head of Ganesha, there is a mega cloudy motif which is a hallmark of Keraton Kasepuhan and Cirebon.
At the end of the museum exactly before the exit, visitors will see a set of tools Tedak Siti. Consisting of bamboo cages, chairs, and a small staircase staircase, made in 1899.
