A rare, intact capstone of a pyramid, a pyramidion, dating back to the 19th century BC, during the reign of Amenemhat III.

3 years ago by garfaagel to c/damnthatsinteresting

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This pyramidion sat on top of the so called Black Pyramid. As seen on this image, the rest of the pyramid has not fared equally well.

Wikipedia on the pyramidion

QuarterSwede 3 points 3 years ago

Oh wow. That is really neat. I would love to go see the museums in Egypt. I saw the small mummy exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and it was amazing.

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BigPapaE 1 point 3 years ago

It’s preserved remarkably well. I wonder what the symbols mean

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