Indian Tantric Lingam with Custom 36" Pedestal

A pale polished stone, with a red mark that only looks painted.

This tantric lingam with a custom 36 inch pedestal comes from India, its age indeterminate. It is quartz crystal with iron oxide inclusions. The lingam is revered in Hindu tradition as a form of Shiva, and egg-shaped stones of this kind are traditionally associated with the Narmada River in central India. Here the surface is smooth and grey-green, crossed by an upright, branching mark in brick red with a few stray spots. It sits on a plain, dark square pedestal. The stone alone is 17.5 inches high.

The form is as plain as it can be. The attention it asks for is not.