Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Brick-red and streaked with cream, like a well-marked melon.

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. Standing as a slender oval whose surface runs with vertical bands of rust red and pale cream, thinning into long streaks and dashes. The finish is lightly polished, with a small dark foot beneath. It is 10 inches high and 5.25 in diameter.

Stripes laid down with a very steady hand.