Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Dark green, finely peppered, with a thin red scratch near the 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. Built as a tall rounded oval in deep gray-green, its surface sprinkled with tiny pale flecks and polished to a soft shine. A narrow band of rusty red lies across the top and a faint tan stain near the base. It is 12 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

Sober, speckled, and not about to explain itself.