Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Pale pearl at the top, fading to mauve at the foot, with one faint line around it.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The word Tantric is Sanskrit for to expand, and Tantra is described as a form of religious practice combining ritual, art, science and philosophy, overlaid on Hinduism and Buddhism. Slender and smooth, this oval shades gradually from pale gray-cream at the crown to dusty lilac pink below. One fine, pinkish line circles the upper third. The surface is soft and matte, and the base is bare. It is 11.25 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Subtle as a whisper, and twice as polite.