Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Gold and ochre with plum veins and one thick bar cutting across like a red ribbon.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. In Tantric tradition the body of a lingam is taken to stand for male energy, described as knowledge, while its markings represent female energy, described as wisdom. Shaped as a long, polished oval in honey-brown tones. Dark plum veins climb the left shoulder, and a thick, broken purple-red band crosses the lower third. Pale patches and a few thin cracks mark the surface, and a black disc supports it. It is 10.25 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

Bold stripes, applied with no apology.