Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Dusky violet-brown with one small oxblood dab on top, like a wax seal.

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. Standing as a slender oval in smooth plum-gray with a soft satin polish. A small, deep red patch with a sharp edge sits at the crown, and a few faint dark flecks appear on the left. A thin black disc supports the base. It is 8 inches high and 4 in diameter.

Reserved to the last, with a single flourish.