Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Pale putty body with a rusty red squiggle that looks suspiciously like a leaping fish.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. In Tantric tradition the body of a lingam is taken to stand for male energy, described as knowledge, while its markings represent female energy, described as wisdom. Cut as a tall, plump oval in creamy gray-white with tiny pale speckles. A twisting rust-red shape curls across the lower middle, and a thin dark crack runs down the upper left. A black disc supports the base. It is 18.75 inches high and 10 in diameter.

Abstract art with a splash of accidental wildlife.