Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Bottle green and plump, with a red-and-olive comma on 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. Short, broad oval on a black disc in deep, even green-grey with pale pitting. A tall narrow loop of maroon edged with olive and tan marks the upper front, and a tiny lighter streak sits at lower right. It is 9.5 inches high and 5.75 in diameter.

A single brush stroke, placed with remarkable confidence.