MATARAM - A number of residents found ancient furniture in the form of pottery and dozens of ceramic bowls while dismantling a tomb in Kebon Orong Village, Dasan Baru Village, Kediri District, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
The discovery of objects suspected to be hundreds of years old, then became a public concern after the video went viral through social media.
"We hope that the collection will be stored and reported to the NTB Cultural Service or the NTB Cultural Research Agency (BPK) so that it can be further known," said the Head of the NTB Museum, Ahmad Nuralamdilansir ANTARA, Saturday, May 23.
Based on the results of the initial discussion with the cultural advisory team, he said, at first glance it was apparent that the pottery found by the community was suspected of being local pottery. Various ceramic bowls are likely to come from areas in East Asia, such as China or surrounding countries.
According to him, the existence of these objects buried in the ground is not without reason, so it needs further study with the Cultural Heritage Expert Team (TACB) to find out the background of the storage of these objects.
"Planting and storing it has a certain purpose that needs to be studied again with the Cultural Heritage Expert Team," said Nuralam.
He said that there was an initiative by the West Lombok Regency Government to conduct a study related to the establishment of the West Lombok Regional Museum.
The findings of the pottery and ceramic bowls have the potential to become an initial collection if the plan to establish a regional museum in West Lombok Regency is realized.
"I think it's very good if it is replaced by the public to become the initial collection of the West Lombok Museum, if the plan continues to the end," he said.
The video of the discovery of ancient furniture went viral on Instagram after showing residents finding a number of earthenware and ceramics during the process of demolishing the tomb.
The 48-second-long video was shared by the account @lalu_april04, then re-shared by the account @insidelombok on May 22, 2026. Until now, there has been no official determination regarding the age and status of the cultural heritage of the objects.
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