⛰ Pyramidion of Amenemhat III Black Pyramid at Dahshur in Egypt

Pyramidion is the capstone of an Egyptian pyramid or the upper section of an obelisk. Speakers of Ancient Egyptian language referred to pyramidia as benbenet and associated the pyramid as a whole with the sacred benben stone. Pyramidia were usually made of limestone, sandstone, basalt or granite and were sometimes covered with plates of copper, gold or electrum. From the Middle Kingdom onward, they were often "inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols". Very few pyramidia or capstones have survived into modern times. Most of those that remain are made of polished black granite, inscribed with the name of the pyramid’s owner.

Four Pyramidia (Pyramidion of the Pyramid of Khendjer at Saqqara; Pyramidion of Merneferre Ay, probably from Saqqara, Pyramidion of Southern South Saqqara pyramid and Pyramidion of so-called Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Dahshur) – the world’s largest collection – are housed in the main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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