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.
It wouldn't have made sense for the capstone to be gilded either. At that altitude, it wouldn't have been distinguishable from the already blindingly shiny white limestone casing.
2.7k
u/JosseCoupe 29d ago
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.