Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Sage on top, terracotta below, with a couple of red dashes at 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. Broad oval whose color shifts smoothly from grey-green at the top to warm brown-orange near the base. Two short dark red streaks sit near the crown, and a small dark mark rests at the bottom. The finish is soft and even. It is 9.25 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

A slow fade from garden to sunset, no ceremony.