Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Sandy gray with a small dark orange-ringed dot on top and a ruddy skirt below.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The word Tantric is Sanskrit for to expand, and Tantra is described as a form of religious practice combining ritual, art, science and philosophy, overlaid on Hinduism and Buddhism. This oval is slightly pear-shaped, with a smooth gray-beige surface and a warm pink cast. A round dark brown spot with an orange center sits at the upper left. Brown and amber bands wrap the base, which sits on a black disc. It is 13 inches high and 7.25 in diameter.

One neat dot, and a skirt that swings.