Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Cream-white with one chestnut teardrop in the middle, as if it blinked.

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. Tall oval in pale ivory-grey on a small dark base. A single elongated red-brown patch with an ochre center sits in the lower front. A small maroon spot appears at the top left, and the surface is smooth and lightly glossy. It is 8 inches high and 4.25 in diameter.

Minimal decoration, maximum confidence, one well-chosen smudge.