Indian Iron Tantric Lingam
About this piece
A very shiny black oval with a bright slash of light and a faint seam down the front.
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. An upright oval in glossy, slightly bluish black, with a bright horizontal reflection across the upper face. A light vertical line runs down the center, and mild scuffs mark the left side. It rests on a wide black base. It is 13.5 inches high and 8.25 in diameter.
It practices its glare in every direction.







