Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Wide-shouldered and soot black, with a dim halo near the top.

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. Heavy, plump oval with a velvety black face. A light gray haze glows across the crown and the lower body falls into deep shadow. The body rises in one smooth, steady sweep. It is 8 inches high and 5 in diameter.

Round and unbothered, all the way down.