These containers were presumably originally intended as storage vessels. Most intact examples have been found containing cremated human remains in excavated graves. The video shows the interesting handle-making procedure and the unique lid-making process.
Jar with Two Handles and Lid
| Date | 1st to 2nd century A.D. |
| Dimensions | Jar: H. 23.7 cm, D. 14.9 cm; Lid: H. 5.3 cm, D. 12.7 cm |
| Accession Number | 54.1.5 (CMOG) |
| Credit | The Corning Museum of Glass (Cat. 304), said to have been in the collections of Lord Aberconway and Sir Arthur Evans (1851-1941). |
| Video Type | full |
