Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Forest green and fine-flecked, with not a mark out of place.

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. Dark olive-green all over, finely sprinkled with pale gold specks and faint vertical grain. The surface carries a soft, even polish on a broad, rounded oval form. The contour closes neatly at both ends. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Dependable, dark, and decidedly well-groomed.