Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Greenish grey with fine red threads scratched across it like handwriting.

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. Lanky oval on a black foot in muted grey-green. Thin broken maroon and white lines run in horizontal bands over the upper half, and a darker smudge sits low on the right. The surface is satin-smooth. It is 9.25 inches high and 5.25 in diameter.

Handwriting nobody can read, yet everyone feels they ought to.