1 The sceptre is the king's badge of office.

2 The queen's regalia at her coronation included her crown and sceptre.

3 The sceptre is an attribute of kingly power.

4 A sceptre is one of the attributes of a king.

5 Barbarossa's own depiction shows imperial regalia of orb and sceptre.

6 Sceptre 404 and 505 are a mix of sable and synthetic providing a long-life brush of high quality.

7 In his four hands he holds a sceptre, a string of beads, a bow and a book of scripture.

8 Ju-i sceptre Used by the highest deity in heaven, its head is formed into the shape of a cloud.

9 His bones lay in an engraved gold casket, with his armour, sceptre and shield close by.

10 Its dreamlike construction of our sceptred isle as an ethnically purified one provides a special comfort against the ravages of decline.

11 To him it appeared as a sceptre, not as a sword, and perhaps he took this as a sign.