Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A band of red, and lower down, a pale loop like a signature.

This tantric lingam comes from India, and its age is indeterminate. It is quartz crystal with iron oxide inclusions. Shaiva devotees revere the lingam as the creative force of Shiva, and an unworked stone of this egg shape is valued because no human hand gave it its meaning. Dark gray-green and highly polished, this one carries a wavering red stripe edged in tan across the upper part. A fine pale ring curls near the base. It stands 10.25 inches high and measures 6.25 in diameter.

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