Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Pale clay-gray, freckled with red-brown specks and wearing a rusty red hem.

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. Broad and rounded, the oval has a chalky gray-beige surface with scattered dark flecks and pits. A thin red-brown band curves across the base, and fine scratches show on the right. The finish is soft and satiny. It is 13 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

Freckled, plain-faced and rather hard to dislike.