Any idea on what this piece is?

[LegacyMan]

About 12" long. What is it? Thanks for the help.

[heavenguy]

it's a chinese ruyi scepter. cannot tell wish material from the pictures alone but it kind of looks like resin.

[LegacyMan]

Piece is ceramic. Marks shown. Thank you

[peterp]

This is a ruyi scepter. In ancient times it was a symbol of social standing. The round mark says "dragon", but cannot read the other one.
No idea of age...