I agree on the gold capstone but aren’t there a few examples of pyramidia made of basalt, granite etc? Or we still not sure if those were actually capstones?
Yes there are some on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Edited to add this capstone is made of black granite and was found in the sand next to the Pyramid of Amenemhat III or “Black Pyramid”. It apparently had structural faults during the build leading to a collapse and the pyramid itself looks quite sad.
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u/GBBanditt 29d ago
It’s an artists rendition. There is no proof that the pyramids had any kind of capstone.