Egyptian Obelisk Reproduction is made from resin with either a black or stone finish. 8.5 inches tall, approx. 0.85 lbs. PN T53070 Egyptian Obelisks are tall, slender four sided shafts carved from a single stone and topped with a point known as a pyramidion. Obelisks were known to the ancient Egyptians as Tekhenu. They were typically inscribed with the names and titles of the king who commissioned them. Obelisks were considered to be sacred to the Sun God Ra, whose main center of worship was at