Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Silvery putty body holding two dark claret stains, one decidedly larger.

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. Elongated oval in pale gray-tan with a soft sheen. A broad, lobed maroon patch spreads across the lower front, a smaller red mark sits near the upper left, and a darker cap shows at the crown. It is 12 inches high and 6.5 in diameter.

Looks tidy, until the wine incident.