Author: JAVA AND MADURA ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORTS:
Title: RAPPORTEN van de Commissie Nederlandsch-Indië voor Oudheidkundig Onderzoek op Java en Madoera, 1912. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Batavia-'s-Gravenhage, Albrecht & Co.-Martinus Nijhoff, 1913. Large 8°. Original printed wrappers. (vi), 208pp. Many captioned monochrome illustrations, of which some diagrams of temple complexes, on 25 plates at rear end, list of plates, footnotes/references, table of contents, table of contributions. Dutch language report with detailed information about artefacts found at archaeological sites on Java and Madura, which includes information about provisional restoration-plans of local temples, e.g.: Buddhist Bronzes in the Batavia Museum, remarks on Candi Selagrya, Stone statues at Yogyakarta, list of stone objects located near a public resthouse (Pasanggrahan), Diëng-plaeau, list of Hindu antiquities excavated in Banjoemas and Pekalongan residencies (2 separate contributions). Contributions by N.J. Krom, T. van Erp, E.A. Sell (et.al.). Good untrimmed copy. (spine with a modern cloth strip, a bit dog-eared).

Keywords: archaeology java madura madoera excavation artefacts sculptures hindu antiquities history report culture heritage legacy archaeologie oudheidkunde indonesia southeastasia