THESE SCEPTERS ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE AND SERVE AS A SYMBOL OF RANK, PRESTIGE AND POWER. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN WOULD MAKE A POOR WEAPON. THESE SCEPTERS AND SOME WALKING STICKS HAVE THE MOST SHELL INLAY OF ALL THE OBJECTS I HAVE SEEN FROM THE SOLOMON'S. UNFORTUNATELY I KNOW LITTLE OF THEIR HISTORY OR THE TIME PERIOD OF THEIR ORIGIN IN THE PRESENT FORM. THEY ARE NICE TO LOOK AT AND TO HOLD
