Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Olive-bronze and polished, with a red blaze across its belly.

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. Presenting a compact oval with a smooth satin finish in deep olive-gold. A ragged red patch with a dark center spreads across the middle, and a smaller red cap marks the top. It is 10 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Bronze skin, red flourish, and a straight spine.