Question

Why is the Statue of Kanishka headless?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Some probable, though unlikely reasons:-

1. Kanishka, as some answers here imply, was modesty personified.
2. his dress designer wanted people to focus on the emperor's costume, rather than the model's looks.
3. the sculptor ran out of stone.
4. the emperor believed (as the Indian National Congress seems to, now), that ruling India doesn't take brains. Be that as it may, though, you've just given me a story idea. I think I'll call it 'Kanishka's Head' and rush it off to a publisher before a certain Mr.Sanghi snaps it up. No offence, Ashwin.

Answer 2

Answer:

The statue of Kushan emperor Kanishka was carved from red and white sighted sandstone in the second century CE, possibly during the king's reign

Explanation:

The statue was discovered near Mathura at the site of Mat, a Kushan dynasty holy site constructed as a southern comparison to the Surkh Kotal shrine in Afghanistan. Despite the head damage, the figure has been identified as the Emperor by a manuscript on the statue.

The statue's arms and head are missing, and the statue's hands are positioned on the waist; the right hand holds a massive club, and the left hand retains a sword. The  Statue is the depiction of mathura style of art form. it is now in the Mathura museum.

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