"black figure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black figures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black figure (plural black figures)
  1. (Ancient Greece) Figural depiction in black color on a red background. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-black_figure-en-noun-hBcG7lRg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

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