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traditional form for the English sceptre
was an orb supporting a shaft terminat-
ing in a cross, and the rod bore a dove.
Such a sceptre and rod appear on coins
and seals before the Conquest.
Fig. io. Henry III. A Tile from the
Chapter House Floor
On the Bayeux tapestry Harold is
shown with a cross rising from an orb
in one hand, and an ornamental rod in
the other. On some seals, later than
the Conquest, the dove appears perched
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traditional form for the English sceptre
was an orb supporting a shaft terminat-
ing in a cross, and the rod bore a dove.
Such a sceptre and rod appear on coins
and seals before the Conquest.
Fig. io. Henry III. A Tile from the
Chapter House Floor
On the Bayeux tapestry Harold is
shown with a cross rising from an orb
in one hand, and an ornamental rod in
the other. On some seals, later than
the Conquest, the dove appears perched
46