Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

One red band, one red patch, and a great deal of olive green.

This tantric lingam comes from India, and its age is indeterminate. The material is quartz crystal with iron oxide inclusions. In Hindu practice the lingam is a sign of Shiva, and egg-shaped natural stones are revered as his form with no carving at all. This one is a deep olive green, polished to a high gloss, with a dark red band across the upper third and a jagged red patch near the base. It stands 9.25 inches high and measures six in diameter.

Iron did the painting.