Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A golden amber panel fills the front, hemmed in by a rosy border.

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. Wide, smooth ovoid. A large amber-ochre field with swirling darker markings dominates the upper body, framed by a thin brick-red line and a pinkish-gray ground. Cream tones soften the base. Glossy. It is 12.25 inches high and 6.75 in diameter.

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