Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Soft grey with one tidy oxblood oval at the foot, like a rubber stamp.

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. Slender oval in pale grey-beige with faint hairline cracks and fine scratches. A solid dark red-brown oval patch sits at the base and a small reddish spot appears near the upper left. The sheen is gentle. It is 9 inches high and 5 in diameter.

Sober grey, one bold red shoe, no explanation offered.