Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Black as pitch with a soft pewter shimmer across its crown.

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. Large, rounded oval in dense matte black with a faint gray reflection high on the front. The sides swell evenly, and the base settles into darkness. The shape rises in one smooth, steady sweep. It is 13 inches high and 8 in diameter.

A deep, tidy dome with a faint silver glow.