pyramidion
[pir-uh-mid-ee-uh n, -on]
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noun, plural pyr·a·mid·i·a [pir-uh-mid-ee-uh] /ˌpɪr əˈmɪd i ə/.
a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
Origin of pyramidion
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The pyramidion of the obelisk, on the other hand, was called benben by the Egyptians.
The New York ObeliskCharles E. Moldenke
Flowers of the temple of the pyramidion were brought to him and blossoms were given to him.
The New York ObeliskCharles E. Moldenke
This finished, sloping masses were erected against it so as to form, with the pyramidion of the first mass, a second pyramid.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)Georges Perrot
We may believe, then, that the pyramid of the ancient empire terminated in a pyramidion.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)Georges Perrot
The short inscriptions of the pyramidion bear the oval of the king and the name of the divinity.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy