Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Cocoa brown with a dark red patch on top, as if it dipped its head in wine.

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. Presented as a tall oval in warm chestnut brown, polished to a bright highlight along the upper curve. A ragged oxblood stain spreads across the crown, and a small pale spot shows near the lower left. It rests on a small black disc. It is 9.25 inches high and 4.75 in diameter.

Plain-spoken in color, with one splash of mischief.