Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Mossy green and freckled, wearing a red headband with a slit in it.

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. An upright oval with a matte-to-satin finish in olive green, flecked all over with tiny pale dots. Near the top a rusty red patch holds a thin dark line, like a coin slot. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.75 in diameter.

Looks ready to collect spare change, spiritually speaking.