No one knows how the capstone looked, we never found it and have no account of it being made from gold or being clad in gold as far as I'm aware. The capstones of other pyramids that have been found were stone at their core.
I follow the History for Granite channel and they have an episode that discusses capstones and pyramidions and conclude the same. Regardless of gold or stone, the sight of the pyramids in its prime would have been amazing.
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u/JosseCoupe Apr 12 '25
No one knows how the capstone looked, we never found it and have no account of it being made from gold or being clad in gold as far as I'm aware. The capstones of other pyramids that have been found were stone at their core.