Absolutely, Jim,
Clubs and maces seem to have existed since the first pre-hominide australopithecus grabbed a bone or a piece of wood just to raise it against an opponent or animal.
They, though, have not always been regarded as mere blunt weapons but even as early as the oldest historic times, especially in Ancient Greece and the Sumerian period, they had become symbols of dignity, later stylized as scepters.
The origin of a scepter of course was a club or mace.
I remember seeing many medieval portraits and attach two from the famos Codex Manesse, ca. 1300, depicting scepters derived from maces.
Best,
Michael
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