Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Rusty red with a pale scar on top, like a well-worn riding boot.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Dams planned along the Narmada since the 1940s have steadily removed the dry season that harvesting depends on, so gathering genuine lingams from the riverbed has become close to impossible. Broad oval in reddish brown, slightly lighter and rougher toward the middle with orange tinges. A darker irregular patch sits at the crown beside a small pale scuff. The surface is finely worn and slightly matte. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.25 in diameter.

Scuffed, rosy and proud of every single mark.