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Ceremonial mace
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A ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high officials in civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to represent the official's authority
Ceremonial mace of the Queensland Parliament, Australia
Ceremonial mace of the Queensland Parliament, Australia
Ceremonial mace (left hand) depicted on a stela from Nimrud
Ceremonial mace (left hand) depicted on a stela from Nimrud
French ceremonial mace, 18th century
French ceremonial mace, 18th century
Mace of the City of London
Mace of the City of London
Serjeant-at-arms
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A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin serviens,
Ceremonial mace
…other European cultures. The earliest ceremonial maces in France and England were practical weapons intended to protect the King's person, borne by the Sergeants-at-Arms, a royal bodyguard established in France by Philip II, and in England probably by Richard I (c. 1180). By the 14th century, these sergeants' maces had…
A ceremonial mace (English, 17th century) as carried by the monarch's sergeants-at-arms on state occasions.
A ceremonial mace (English, 17th century) as carried by the monarch's sergeants-at-arms on state occasions.
French serjeants-at-arms in courtly (left) and military (right) dress (from a 14th-century bas relief, Couvent Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers, P
French serjeants-at-arms in courtly (left) and military (right) dress (from a 14th-century bas relief, Couvent Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers, Paris).
Two Serjeants-at-arms of the Royal Household escort the officers carrying the regalia into the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening of Parliame
Two Serjeants-at-arms of the Royal Household escort the officers carrying the regalia into the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament in 2022.
Sixteen Serjeants-at-Arms can be seen mounted on horses ahead of the King's entourage in Hollar's depiction of the Coronation Procession of Charles II
Sixteen Serjeants-at-Arms can be seen mounted on horses ahead of the King's entourage in Hollar's depiction of the Coronation Procession of Charles II.