Royal Sceptre
The Sceptre is wrought of gold of equal purity as the Royal Apple. It is 67 cm
long and weighs 1,013 grams. In the set of Crown Jewels this Sceptre was replaced at the time
of the rule of the Premyslides. It is decorated with four sapphires, five spinels and sixty-two pearls.
It consists of several differently shaped parts connected with rings, with a more striking feature
of a row of pearls at the base of the handle. The entire surface of all the parts is covered
by a finely engraved decoration whose dominant feature consists in the motive of vine tendrils,
leaves, and flowers or acanthuses. Some parts, in addition, are overlaid with multi-coloured enamel.
The spectacular crest of the Sceptre is modelled in the shape of a kind of a flower with
S-shaped stems and fine acanthuses from which gems and pearls sprout.
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The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Prague Castle’s Second Courtyard houses an extraordinary display of masterpieces amassed from the 11th century for the St. Vitus Church and Cathedral treasury.
