Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Weathered and streaky, like a barn door that learned to be round.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Dams planned along the Narmada since the 1940s have steadily removed the dry season that harvesting depends on, so gathering genuine lingams from the riverbed has become close to impossible. Horizontal scratches and rusty smears run across the body, and the top holds darker, pitted patches. A stout oval with a dry, worn surface of gray, mauve, and tan. The silhouette rises in one smooth, steady sweep. It is 8 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Time has handled it, and it looks content.