Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Glossy black with a fine vertical grain and two bright glints.

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. Lanky, elongated oval on a black disc, polished to a hard sheen. Fine vertical streaks run down the surface, and two bright white reflections sit on the upper shoulder. The form reads as a single continuous curve. It is 14.75 inches high and 8.5 in diameter.

Sleek as a seal, and rather vain about it.