The image is a photograph of a sign on a wall in a museum. The sign is made of metal and has Chinese characters written on it. The text on the sign reads "The gold scepter was a wooden one covered with gold sheet hammered of gold bar. Charred bits of wood could be seen inside of the gold covering when first unearthed. It is 1.42m long, 2.3 cm in diameter, and 0.5 kg in net weight. On one end of the sheet, there are designs of fish, bird and human figures. What do the designs mean? Are they marks of totem or emblem of the ancient Shu clan? Or is it a praying illustration for good harvest of fishing by sorcery or illustration of success? Or if it is of great events concerning the fate of the state? Is the gold sceptre a sign of paramount monarchy or a sign for the royal implement under religious-political reign?"