Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Pale buff coat with a dark brown wash dripping down the center like spilled coffee.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Dams planned along the Narmada since the 1940s have steadily removed the dry season that harvesting depends on, so gathering genuine lingams from the riverbed has become close to impossible. Seen head on, it is a large, slightly egg-shaped oval in light gray-tan with faint vertical banding at the top. A long ragged patch of dark brown runs down the middle, edged with fine breaks and speckles. A black disc holds it upright. It is 19 inches high and 10.5 in diameter.

A bold stripe on an otherwise soft-spoken body.