The stone that crowned the pyramids

The pyramid's crown is the pyramid-shaped stone piece that was located at the top of the obelisks and pyramids, or the summit; it symbolized the place where the sun god Ra or Amun-Ra sat, at the top of the monument, as the meeting point between heaven and earth.

The pyramid was covered with gold leaf to reflect the sun's rays and was often inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols.

The Pyramid of Amenemhat III is the foundation stone that crowned the Black Pyramid at Dahshur, Egypt. It was made around 1850 BC. c., at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty in the Middle Kingdom and today remains almost intact; it is one of the few pyramids that are still standing.

It was carved from a single piece of basalt (often called black granite), and is almost intact except for one broken corner. It is 1.40 meters high, its base is 1.85 meters long, and it weighs 4.5 tons.

In the main room of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, four pyramids have been preserved, including the pyramid of Amenemhat III.