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Government Museum

The finest early Indian sculpture anywhere, including the headless statue of King Kanishka.

Photo: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0
Open
Closed Mondays
Price
Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
Time Needed
1–2 hours
Address
Government Museum, Museum Road, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281001Directions
Getting There
By auto in the center.

Why Go

Mathura was among the main art centers of the Kushan and Gupta periods, and it's where some of the first Buddha images were carved.

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