This loutrophoros—a ritual vessel typical of southern Italian vase painting—was intended for funerary display; its pierced base makes practical use impossible. Along its shoulder appears a Siren, the hybrid figure long associated with grief and lamentation in mourning contexts. The main composition on the front of the vessel presents two narrative episodes, each occupying a separate register. In the upper, Zeus confers with Aphrodite, who holds an iynx, a love charm; Eros stands nearby, and Astrape, to the left, holds both a flaming torch and a thunderbolt. On the right, the seated figure of Eleusis is attended by Eniautos, who carries a cornucopia brimming with wheat—symbols reinforcing fertility and the themes of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Below, in the lower register, Zeus, having taken the form of a swan, approaches Leda and presses a kiss upon her. Hypnos stretches his staff toward the pair, as if to lull Leda into a stupor and dull her awareness. To the right, an attendant gathers fruit, seemingly unaware of what unfolds nearby, while on the left, another figure recoils in alarm, her body tense with unease at the divine intrusion.