Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Burnished caramel brown with swirls that look stirred in by hand.

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. Formed as a deep, glossy oval in cinnamon and chestnut tones with soft swirling lines across the shoulder. A few dark pinpoint spots and fine cracks mark the surface, and the lower body fades to deeper brown. It is 11.5 inches high and 6.75 in diameter.

Warm as toast and just as comforting to look at.