Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Plum-gray with maroon blots that look like cut paper shapes.

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. Large, plump oval with a glossy surface in dusky mauve-brown. Irregular maroon patches scatter over the top and down the left, with a thick horizontal band near the base. The form rises in one smooth, steady sweep. It is 14.25 inches high and 8.75 in diameter.

Confetti in a very serious color.