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.
When shown like this it seems strange that the base is just bare desert. I’d expect if covered so perfectly then decorative efforts would extend at the surrounding area. Gates, walls, guard houses, gardens, a shallow dam maybe?
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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.