Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Brick red coat worn thin at the edges, where wispy gray feathering shows through.

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. Plump and rounded, the oval is covered in glossy reddish brown with fine scratches on the left. Pale gray patches break through along the right side and top, with delicate dark feathery lines in them. The base is rounded and unsupported. It is 11.25 inches high and 6.75 in diameter.

Frayed at the cuffs and still looking sharp.