Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Putty-colored with a red cap and one dark stripe across its cheek.

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. Rounded oval in pale tan-grey with a maroon cap on the top. A thick dark red horizontal stripe crosses the upper front, with a small second dash on its right. Fine scratches and faint lines cover the smooth body. It is 11.25 inches high and 6.5 in diameter.

A bold stripe on an otherwise sensible face.