This wheel-made cylindrical pyxis with four strap handles near the lip, and four holes for attaching the lid, is characteristic of Post-palatial Cretan ceramics. The interior is covered with orange-brown paint, while the exterior is divided into vertical panels with geometric and figural motifs. The main panel shows a closely cropped man holding a branch in one hand and a musical instrument with seven strings, probably a lyre or cithara, in the other. Birds, plants, horns of consecration and double axe motifs complete the composition. The scene may represent a religious ritual, and the musician could be Apollo or Orpheus, or simply a priest or musician. This pyxis comes from a chamber tomb, and so there may be a connection between its decoration and Minoan funerary practices. It is a typical product of the Late Minoan IIIB Kydonia (Chania) workshop, which was famous for its high quality ceramics.