Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Gray-cream body with a ragged red cap that looks torn from a map.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Dams planned along the Narmada since the 1940s have steadily removed the dry season that harvesting depends on, so gathering genuine lingams from the riverbed has become close to impossible. Elongated oval in soft putty tones, with broad, faint arcs across the lower half. A jagged maroon region covers the upper front with fingers reaching downward. A short crack-like line sits near the right edge. It is 14 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

Neat on the bottom, adventurous on top.