Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Peach and rust in swirling ribbons, like a sliced sunrise.

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. Slim oval whose peach-cream ground is overlaid with sweeping rust and chestnut bands. Bold brown shapes mark the upper left, with parallel stripes running along the right side. The skin is smooth and warmly lit. It is 10 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

All the colors of a late afternoon, decanted into one shape.