Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Tan and smooth, with a copper-orange splash that looks wind-blown.

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. Formed as a wide oval in warm sand color, finely speckled in cream, with a glossy upper shoulder. A twisting streak of orange-brown runs from the top, with a rounded red spot below it and a stray fleck near the base. It is 11.25 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

A rust trail drawn with a flick of the wrist.