Sceptre and Imperial Orb
Also associated with the crown are a sceptre and the Imperial Orb, which was commissioned in 1612 by Rudolf's brother and successor Matthias. It was created by Andreas Ochsenbruck. The shape takes its inspiration from the crown, especially the enamel-work which is in the same style. A peculiarity of the sceptre is that it is made partly out of "unicorn horn". The sceptre and the orb were already in use before proclamation of the Empire of Austria, as Bohemian royal regalia and for the hereditary private estates (Erbhuldigung) of the Archduchy of Austria.
Crown, sceptre, and orb are kept today in the Schatzkammer (Vienna), the Imperial Treasury in the Hofburg Palace.
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