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. == Antiquity == === Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia === The Was and other types of staves were signs of authority in Ancient Egypt.
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. == Antiquity == === Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia === The Was and other types of staves were signs of authority in Ancient Egypt.
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