Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Pale grey on top, a big claret blot below, like spilled jam.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. In Tantric tradition the body of a lingam is taken to stand for male energy, described as knowledge, while its markings represent female energy, described as wisdom. Rounded oval in ivory-grey with a smooth sheen on the shoulders. A large oval patch of deep reddish brown spreads across the lower front, its edge curving to a notch at the right. A hairline crack runs near the top. It is 8 inches high and 4 in diameter.

A tidy accident that someone decided to keep.