- relations between the sexes
- Ahasuerus touches Esther with the sceptre (Esther 15:12)
- gem, gemstone
- pearl; pearl necklace
- Esther touches the tip of the sceptre
- nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things
- crown (symbol of sovereignty)
- sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty)
- the story of Esther
- Esther before Ahasuerus (Esther 5:1-4)
- Ahasuerus holds out his sceptre to Esther (Esther usually kneeling)
- insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)