Egyptian Pyramids

[Whirlwind]

What would be a good paint or covering for an Egyptian pyramid? And what might work well for the surrounding basing?

[Mike]

What time period/year will the pyramids be around in?

[Mike]

That was poorly worded..

When are the games that feature the pyramids set?

[Whirlwind]

Was thinking in Middle Kingdom, rather than Pulp ’20s, if that is what you were getting at?

[Mike]

So would they still have been white during that time?

[Whirlwind]

I am guessing yes, although I am not sure when that would have all come off…

 

[Mike Headden]

I don’t have any citations for this but when I was deep in my research into all things Early Bronze Age Middle Eastern I found a couple of passages that suggested although the contents were almost certainly removed before or at the start of the Middle Kingdom, that large scale robbing of the outer coverings of the pyramids may only have started in the New Kingdom when pharaonic burials were moved to The Valley Of The Kings. If that helps any?

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[Whirlwind]

That’s useful, thanks Mikes. I am still having a little trouble thinking how to represent that as texture/colour on a model though. Just painting off-white seems insufficient? Or am I over-thinking it?

[Steve Johnson]

I have a feeling I read that they were covered in white marble once finished, but don’t quote me on that!

[Mike Headden]

Steve Johnson wrote:

I have a feeling I read that they were covered in white marble once finished, but don’t quote me on that!

Don’t worry Steve, I won’t. 🙂

Because the outer casing was fine white limestone!

Then and now picture

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[Mike]

I thought the gold top was urban/rural myth.
I know plenty of people thought/suggested it, but is/was there any evidence of that?

[Steve Johnson]

Thanks for the clarification Mike!  At least I got the ‘white’ bit right;)

[Not Connard Sage]

Mike wrote:

I thought the gold top was urban/rural myth. I know plenty of people thought/suggested it, but is/was there any evidence of that?

The top has a name – pyramidon. Most of them seem to have been sandstone or limestone. The Great Pyramid was reputed to have a pyramidon of electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold.

The Louvre has quite a collection. I’ve seen them, and one of the curators told me, in French, all about them. I think I understood some of it 🙂

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egyptian_pyramidia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum

 

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[Whirlwind]

Many thanks all

[MartinR]

I think a white pyramid with a gold top would look super cool!

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