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Pyramidion
The capstone of a pyramid or the pointed tip of an obelisk, often of fine stone and sometimes sheathed in gilded metal to catch the sun.
See also: Obelisk
Rules that use the word
The obelisk: a ray of the sun in stone. Cut the obelisk from a single block of granite, square in section, tapering to about two-thirds of its base width, capped by a pyramidion, and about ten times as tall as it is wide; set them in pairs before the pylon.
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Ancient Egyptian architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Purlin · Pycnostyle · Pylon · Pyramid · Qibla · Quadrant vault · Quadratura · Quadripartite vault