Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Mostly cream, with maroon patches that look like spilled wine on a tablecloth.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Brahmin villages along a short part of the river traditionally gathered lingams from shallow water in the dry season, then shaped and hand-polished them, sometimes for as long as a year. Slim oval standing on a small black disc. The surface is cream and grey, broken by irregular maroon and brown islands near the top and a few small dark spots lower down. Hairline cracks and soft sheen cover the body. It is 14 inches high and 6.5 in diameter.

Its pattern wanders off wherever it likes and nobody objects.