Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Taupe body, chocolate cap, and one tiny dark button of a spot.

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. Generous oval on a black base. The upper cap is glossy dark maroon with a straight lower edge, and the rest is soft brown-grey with a smooth, slightly cloudy surface. One small dark round patch sits near the lower center. It is 6.75 inches high and 4.25 in diameter.

Neat, restrained, with a single button left undone.