Pyramid of Khentkaus II

The pyramid of Khentkaus II is a queen's pyramid in the necropolis of Abusir in Egypt, which was built during the Fifth dynasty of Ancient Egypt [1]. It is attributed to the queen consort Khentkaus II, who may have ruled Egypt as a reigning queen after the death of her husband Neferirkare Kakai [1]. The pyramid is now a heavily damaged ruin, which only stands 4 metres high [1]. Construction of the pyramid of Khentkaus II began in the reign of her husband Neferirkare and appears to have been originally planned as a simple queen's pyramid within the pyramid complex of Neferirkare [1]. The core of the pyramid was formed by three stages of small limestone blocks, which were held together by clay morter [1]. The top of the pyramid was formed by a grey-black granite pyramidion, fragments of which were found in the ruins [1]. The pyramid was first robbed in the First Intermediate Period [1]. The pyramid complex suffered major damage at the end of the New Kingdom as a result of spoliation [1].