Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A band of red crosses the stone like a sash, and the rest stays calmly olive.

This tantric lingam comes from the Narmada River in India, in quartz crystal and iron. Smooth egg-shaped stones from the Narmada are generally gathered from the riverbed and polished, and are widely venerated as natural, self-manifested forms of Shiva. The surface here is a deep olive green, softly clouded with brown toward the base. A broad stripe of rust red runs across the upper third, with a darker smudge just below it. The polish is even and glassy all over. It stands 7.25 inches high, with a diameter of 5.75.

The river did most of the work and asked for no credit.