<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ceremonial maces</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>gadās</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>scepters</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial weapons</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>maces</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ceremonial mace</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>maces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>maces, ceremonial</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>verger&apos;s mace</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>verger&apos;s maces</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Maces intended primarily for ceremonial display rather than as weapons. A ceremonial mace is a staff or club-shaped device, often richly ornamented and typically topped with a knob or other head-piece, carried by priestly officials, ecclesiastical persons, magistrates, and academic persons as a symbol of jurisdiction or office during a solemn ceremony. Examples are found in ancient Egypt, pre-Columbian America, Asia, and Europe and North America. For similar objects carried by rulers, use "scepters." ]]></note></mads>