Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Walnut brown and glossy, wearing two thin red belts as if dressed for a formal dinner.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Brahmin villages along a short part of the river traditionally gathered lingams from shallow water in the dry season, then shaped and hand-polished them, sometimes for as long as a year. Tall and evenly shaped, the oval is polished smooth in brown-gray with two bright highlights at the shoulders. One narrow red band circles near the top, another near the bottom. A small black plinth raises it off the surface. It is 20 inches high and 10 in diameter.

Two stripes, perfectly placed, and no second thoughts.