Indian Monumental Lingam with Yoni Platform

Nearly five feet across, and very quiet about it.

This monumental lingam with yoni platform is carved and polished marble from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. In Hindu worship the lingam stands for Shiva and the yoni for Shakti, and the pairing is often read as the union of the two. Here a smooth dark oval rises from a round drum banded with carved ornament, set inside a wide shallow basin. A beaded ring circles its foot. The polish is dark and even. It stands 51.5 inches high and 55 inches in diameter.

Serious work, done in one unhurried shape.