Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Sage-colored with a wine-red swirl like cream stirred into a very serious beverage.

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. The oval is plump and olive-gray, with a fine mottled grain on the upper half. A swirling wine-red patch fills the lower middle, while a thin red cap crowns the top. A black disc supports the foot. It is 8.25 inches high and 4.75 in diameter.

A lazy swirl, stirred with exactly the right amount of patience.