It is abstract and not complete, but in its dimensions, it was accurate enough to be an actual 3-D sculpture and not just a relief. This sculpture shows the dignity and permanence of King Menkaure and Queen Kahmerernebty. The couple forms a single unit tied together by stone. They are similar size and are both ideal examples of Egyptian health and youth. They are both stepping forward, the King with larger steps than the Queen.
True pyramids have a square base with four sloping triangular faces.
They were 1st erected in Dynasty 4. The angled sides probably represented the slanting rays of the sun for kings to climb to join the sun god, Ra. The largest, Khufu, was finished with a sheath of polished imestone and its Apex reached roughly the height of a 48 story modern skyscraper. It had veneer at the top. The architects were capable of the most sophisticated mathematical calculations.