Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Aubergine purple at the top with a pale gray blaze cutting up the right.

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. Tall and softly tilted, the oval has a dusky violet-black surface across the top and left. A sweeping diagonal of pale gray-green runs from the lower right toward the middle. The finish is matte and smooth. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.25 in diameter.

Half twilight, half morning, with a tidy dividing line.