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Ghetto Krater

2018

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and orange ceramic in the form of a krater from ancient Greece. The ceramic features three bands of imagery. The topmost band consists of silhouette profiles of figures. The body of the ceramic depicts various scenes including figures playing basketball, a set of arms in handcuffs, a figure kneeling while pointing a gun, a figure crouching with hands on their head, a police officer in riot gear raising a baton, a police officer handcuffing another figure, a dollar sign pendant, and a city skyline. The lowest band of imagery includes figures in handcuffs; a figure on their hands and knees surrounded by three police officers, one with a gun and two with batons; a figure beating another; and a police officer in riot gear holding up a shield. Wave, meander, and Greek key motifs appear on the uppermost lip and between the bands of imagery.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2019.53

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