Sceptre
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A sceptre is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying sovereign authority.
Relief carving of Darius the Great of Persia on his throne, holding a sceptre and lotus
The Code of Hammurabi stela depicts the god Shamash holding a staff.
The Gilded Wooden sceptre of Tutankhamun.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi installing the Sengol sceptre in the new Indian Parliament
Wand
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A wand is a thin, light-weight rod that is held with one hand, and is traditionally made of wood, but may also be made of other materials, such as metal, bone or stone. Long versions of wands are ofte
Sceptre
…A sceptre (spelled scepter in American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying sovereign authority…
The Magic Circle, by John William Waterhouse (1886), portrays a woman using a wand to create a ritual space.
Ancient Egyptian apotropaic wand carved from a hippopotamus tusk
Circe with her magical wand, in Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, an 1891 painting by John William Waterhouse
Sarcophagus relief: Daniel in the Lions Den and the Raising of Lazarus