Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Streaked in rust, olive, and charcoal like an old striped awning.

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. Small blotches of brick red sit on the right and the base. A rounded oval whose surface runs with vertical bands of dark brown, golden olive, and red. The silhouette bows outward in an easy arc. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Stripes with a few unplanned embellishments.