pyramidion
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pyramidion
1830–40; < New Latin, equivalent to pȳramid- pyramid + -ion diminutive suffix < Greek
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The worst damage was at the top, at the four-sided pyramidion.
From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2012
From this hieroglyphic sentence we learn that the pyramidion of each obelisk was covered or capped with some metal, probably copper.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
The summit of the obelisk, known as the pyramidion, from its resemblance to a small pyramid, is here represented by a small triangle.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
It has been said that it was sometimes surmounted by a gilt star, but I doubt this, for the casing of the pyramidion would of itself have much the same effect.
From History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society by Harvey, Frederick Loviad
The god Tum appears on the four sides of the pyramidion, and some therefore think that the obelisk stood with its companion in front of the temple of Tum at Heliopolis.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
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