Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Mushroom-grey and softly rumpled, with hairline cracks like old paper.

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. Wide, plump oval in warm grey-brown, matte and slightly cloudy. A thin crack runs down the lower left, and fine scratches and faint vertical lines cover the surface. A couple of tiny green flecks sit near the top. It is 7.5 inches high and 5 in diameter.

Soft-spoken, a little cracked, and gently dignified.