Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Cream and pepper-speckled on top, a rusty continent sprawled below.

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. Slim oval on a small black foot. A pale cream upper end is densely peppered with tiny brown dots, while a large orange-red and maroon mass with ragged edges covers most of the lower front. The shine is moderate. It is 8.75 inches high and 4.5 in diameter.

Part dessert, part map, completely unfinished.