It is located by the Cibanten River about 10 km south of the port of Banten, on the southern outskirts of Serang town.
[2] The settlement was the predecessor of the eponymous Banten Sultanate that located further downstream on the coastal area, that in the 16th century rose to become an important port in the region, especially vital for pepper trade of that era.
The statue reportedly was found in Cipanas area, near the crater of Mount Pulosari, east of Caringin or further southwest from Banten Girang.
The Hindu pantheon images consists of one pedestal and 5 statues of Shiva Mahadeva, Durga, Agastya, Ganesha and Brahma.
[3] The Chinese source, Chu-fan-chi, written circa 1200, Chou Ju-kua identified the two most powerful and richest kingdoms in the Indonesian archipelago as Sriwijaya and Java (Kediri).
According to this source, in the early 13th century, Sriwijaya still ruled Sumatra, the Malay peninsula, and the port of Sin-t'o (Sunda) in western Java.
Hasanuddin moved the royal capital from Banteng Girang several kilometres downstream to the port of Banten.