Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Taupe body split by a thin crack, with golden-brown leaf shapes climbing to the crown.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Genuine Banalinga are generally described as forming in the currents of one short stretch of the Narmada River in central India, rather than being carved from stone or cast in bronze. Broad and gently pointed, the oval is brownish gray with soft shading. A fine crack circles the upper body, and amber-gold patches with dark edges sit up top and on the right. Light scratches mark the lower half. It is 12.75 inches high and 7 in diameter.

A pretty fracture, drawn with a very fine pen.