Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Terracotta pink and squat, slashed by thin dark claw marks.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The word Tantric is Sanskrit for to expand, and Tantra is described as a form of religious practice combining ritual, art, science and philosophy, overlaid on Hinduism and Buddhism. Squat, heavy oval in salmon and rust with a satin sheen. Dark brown streaks sweep diagonally across the front, and a ragged maroon cap covers the top with pale gray low at the base. It is 10.75 inches high and 8 in diameter.

Sun-baked color and a few well-aimed scratches.