Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Marbled in red, charcoal and cream, like a storm caught mid-swirl.

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. Rounded oval with a busy, veined surface. Brick-red ground carries black branching lines, pale gray blotches near the top and salmon tones lower down. It stands on a dark circular plinth and the polish is even. It is 14 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

Every inch has an opinion about color.