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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
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 Code of Hammurabi stela depicts the god Shamash holding a staff.
Statue of Jupiter in the Hermitage, holding the sceptre and orb.
Statue of Jupiter in the Hermitage, holding the sceptre and orb.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installing the Sengol sceptre in the new Indian Parliament
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installing the Sengol sceptre in the new Indian Parliament
Staff of office
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A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official's position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige.
Orthodox protodeacon holding a walking stick. Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1877 (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Orthodox protodeacon holding a walking stick. Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1877 (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
A beadle, carrying his staff; behind him two churchwardens (coloured aquatint, 1805).
A beadle, carrying his staff; behind him two churchwardens (coloured aquatint, 1805).
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (d. 1757), carrying the thin white staff of the Lord Chamberlain
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (d. 1757), carrying the thin white staff of the Lord Chamberlain
A Gold Staff Officer (Lt-Col. Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah) marshalling the Coronation Procession in 2023.
A Gold Staff Officer (Lt-Col. Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah) marshalling the Coronation Procession in 2023.