Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Dusky plum-brown, smooth as a bar of good soap.

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. Oval in even purple-brown with a faint grain running vertically beneath the finish. The surface is satin, with a soft highlight on the left and a tiny pale dot near the center. The edges taper evenly. It is 10 inches high and 6 in diameter.

Quietly handsome in the way that plain things sometimes are.