Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Glossy black from top to bottom, with two bright lamp reflections standing in for eyes.

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 tall oval in deep, even black, polished until it throws back two vertical highlights. The surface is smooth and unmarked apart from faint cloudy shadows low on the left. A small dark disc supports the base. It is 8.5 inches high and 4.5 in diameter.

Sleek, silent, and impossible to look away from.