Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Two oxblood puddles on a cream ground, one big and one polite.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Genuine Banalinga are generally described as forming in the currents of one short stretch of the Narmada River in central India, rather than being carved from stone or cast in bronze. Tall smooth ovoid in cream-olive with a soft sheen. A large oval of dark red sits at upper left, and a smaller rounded patch sits near the base. A little gray speckle shows at right. Stands on a tiny black disc. It is 10 inches high and 5 in diameter.

Spare, balanced, and just a little bit smug.