Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Deep bottle green and tidy, with faint copper streaks near the base.

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. Broad oval in dark green-grey with a smooth, even surface and a soft highlight on the left shoulder. Subtle bands of rust brown swirl across the lower portion. A few fine light scratches mark the right side. It is 10 inches high and 5.75 in diameter.

Calm as a pond and about as talkative.