Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Very dark brown with one bright lamp-glint, and a glassy shoulder that seems to blink.

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. Presented as a compact oval in near-black brown with deep, even color. Bright highlights on the left shoulder bounce off a mirror-smooth finish, and a faint scratch curves across the upper face. A small black disc forms the foot. It is 11 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

Shy in color, but with a very confident shine.