Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Rings of rust and white, closing in on a pale center like an eye.

This Tantric lingam comes from the Narmada River in India, quartz crystal with iron oxide inclusions, its age indeterminate. Stones from the Narmada have long been revered in Hinduism as naturally formed emblems of Shiva. Here a smooth upright ovoid carries concentric bands of rust red and white, tightening toward a pale oval at the center. The color deepens to orange and violet along the edges. Forty-one inches high and 17.25 in diameter.

Forty-one inches of quiet gravity.