Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Cream and rose with a smoky purple diagonal sash across the middle.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Dams planned along the Narmada since the 1940s have steadily removed the dry season that harvesting depends on, so gathering genuine lingams from the riverbed has become close to impossible. Slim oval with a cream lower half and a pinkish upper end. A wide plum-grey band slants from upper left to lower right. Small maroon spots sit near the crown, and fine hairline cracks run on the right. It is 8 inches high and 4.25 in diameter.

The sash says important event, the egg says nap.