Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Sea-green with a red scarf wrapped around its shoulders.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The word Tantric is Sanskrit for to expand, and Tantra is described as a form of religious practice combining ritual, art, science and philosophy, overlaid on Hinduism and Buddhism. Narrow oval in cool grey-green with soft vertical shading. A maroon band streaked with yellow-green runs across the upper body, and a thin hairline crack with a red thread crosses the middle. The finish is smooth and lightly glossy. It is 10.25 inches high and 6 in diameter.

A winter scarf for a creature with no neck.