Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A tea-colored egg with a glowing olive-and-rose bruise at its heart.

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. Elongated oval on a black disc in tan and sage. A teardrop of olive green fading to rose and maroon fills the lower front, dotted with tiny dark specks. Small brown blots scatter across the shoulders. It is 9 inches high and 4.5 in diameter.

A sunset the piece keeps tucked in its middle.