Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Sage-grey with red scribbles that read like a child's drawing of a table.

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. Slender oval on a tiny black foot. The pale green-grey surface carries rust-red lines, a horizontal bar around the shoulder with drips falling below, and a small dark smudge near the center. The skin is glossy and clean. It is 12.5 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

Doodled by nature in a hurry, then left to dry.