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Pedro Américo - D. Pedro II na abertura da Assembléia Geral

Emperor Pedro II of Brazil holding a scepter

A scepter is an ornamented wooden staff carried by rulers. A sceptre is used on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty.

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The Code of Hammurabi stela depicts the god Shamash holding a staff.
The Royal Sceptre of Boris III of Bulgaria
Statue of Jupiter in the Hermitage, holding the sceptre and orb.

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