Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A red sash around a dark egg. Nothing more was required.

This tantric lingam comes from India. It is quartz crystal with iron oxide inclusions, and its age is indeterminate. In tantric thought the lingam's egg shape is often read as the cosmic egg, the universe before creation, as well as a sign of the god Shiva. A wide red band circles the upper part of this stone, split by streaks of yellow, with a pale cap above it. Below, the surface fades from gray to deep brown. Nine inches high and 6.5 in diameter.

Quiet, apart from the red.