sceptre• To him it appeared as a sceptre, not as a sword, and perhaps he took this as a sign.• In his four hands he holds a sceptre, a string of beads, a bow and a book of scripture.• Barbarossa's own depiction shows imperialregalia of orb and sceptre.• His bones lay in an engravedgoldcasket, with his armour, sceptre and shield close by.• Ju-i sceptre Used by the highest deity in heaven, its head is formed into the shape of a cloud.