Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-7657843-20150504102237/@comment-26911628-20150821022750

I would have to agree that the Teseract, Orb, and Sceptre were just containers to hold the stones. At the end of Thor 2, Lady Sif and Vostagg bring the Aether to the Collector, it is inside of a chest-type container (see image at http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/d/d8/Normal_thor-darkworld_5351.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140228110718)