Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Gray and glassy, with a red slash and a faint arch drawn near the base.

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. Heavy and egg-like, with a high gloss in smoky gray-green. A diagonal red streak crosses the upper shoulder beside a thin pale crack, and a delicate reddish arch outlines a shape low on the body. It is 12.25 inches high and 8 in diameter.

A gentle bulk with one dramatic stripe.